Curried satay noodles
Prep
15 mins
Cook
20 mins
Servings
2
Difficulty
Medium
My go to midweek dinner has to be these curried satay noodles. They come together in just 35 minutes from start to finish, which means I can have something genuinely delicious on the table on even the busiest of evenings. The beauty of this dish is how versatile and forgiving it is, with wholwheat noodles providing plenty of fibre to keep you satisfied and energised. I love how the creamy peanut butter sauce coats every strand, while fresh ginger brings real warmth and aids digestion. It's the kind of feel good meal that doesn't break the bank either, making it perfect for feeding the family without stress.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 150 gdried wholewheat noodles
- 2 tsprapeseed oil
- 11 red pepper halved seeded and thinly sliced
- 11 carrot cut into matchsticks(about 90g)
- 1 tbspfinely chopped ginger
- 13 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 11 chilli deseeded and finely chopped(optional)
- ½ tspcumin seeds
- 11-2 tsp curry powder
- 12 ½ -3 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
- 1 tbsptomato purée
- 150 mlvegetable stock made with 1⁄2 tsp vegetable bouillon
- 100 gfrozen peas
- 1½ lemon juiced
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Instructions
- 1
Boil the noodles following pack instructions, then rinse well to ensure the strands are separate. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok or sauté pan over a high heat and stir-fry the pepper, carrot, ginger, garlic and chilli, if using, for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the cumin seeds and curry powder and cook for 30 seconds or so until aromatic.
- 2
Mix the peanut butter and tomato purée with the vegetable stock until smooth. Add the drained noodles to the wok along with the frozen peas, then pour in the peanut and tomato mixture and toss everything together. If it seems a bit claggy, stir in a drop more water. Squeeze in the lemon juice, toss well and serve. This recipe is part of our free 7-day healthy diet plan. This easy-to-follow, nutritionist-created plan will inspire you to cook and eat more healthily. Nourish yourself with seven days of meals, snacks and treats.
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