This savory peanut Thai-inspired bowl with tangy lime and golden tempeh is sure to win you over. It can be tossed together in less than 20 minutes and makes excellent leftovers. I actually almost like it even more the next day. I personally think it’s both delicious as a cold bowl or nice and steamy for dinner. After trying handfuls of Thai restaurants and almost always finding a ridiculously tasty dish, I would leave with a horrible stomach ache. Especially trying to find one that’s not secretly packed with a sauce that contains glutenous ingredients, in addition to being vegetarian. So, if you’re a full time vegetarian and also strictly gluten free as well, you may find it tricky at times to find a full meal that’s packed with plant protein? At least I know I do at times. This combination packs in 48 grams of plant based protein, like what! Even if you’re just looking to incorporate more veggies into your life, this is a great way to do so.
Back to the bowl though. I love myself a great peanut sauce, but so many, especially store bought ones contain like 20 ingredients, typically are not gluten free and super heavy on the digestive system. This savory peanut sauce that I toss the edamame noodles in is so simple and can be whipped together in 5 minutes, max! It’s the perfect sauce that ties everything together and that’s not super heavy, but extra flavorful. Also, if you’re not a huge tofu fan, then maybe try tempeh. I love the texture of tempeh and how you can toss it around more without the fear of it falling apart. I always opt for Soy Boy’s organic soy tempeh in my recipes because always gluten-free, vegan, low sodium, packed with protein and literally four ingredients (organic soybeans, filtered water, organic distilled vinegar and tempeh culture). It’s definitely a fun way to adding more plant protein to your life and can be seasoned a handful of different ways! Add some air fried or oven-baked tempeh to your bowl, pair it with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, top it with some fresh basil, a few chopped chives, maybe hemp seeds or sesame seeds if you have some on hand and you’re all set!
So let’s make this Savory Peanut Lime Edamame Bowl!
Savory Peanut Lime Edamame Bowl
- February 17, 2021
- 4
- 20 min
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Ingredients
- 1 8oz block of Soy Boy Organic tempeh
- 1 box of organic edamame spaghetti (I love Explore Cuisine)
- 1 bell pepper, sliced
- 1 sweet onion, sliced
- 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tsp liquid smoke (optional)
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- sea salt and red pepper flakes to taste
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (we love Santa Cruz Organics creamy peanut butter and PB2 powdered peanut butter!)
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp maple syrup, or to taste
- hemp seeds and/or sesame seeds
- fresh basil
- chopped chives
- 1-2 limes
Directions
- Step 1
- – Preheat oven/ air fryer to 400 degrees.
- Step 2
- - Unwrap your soy tempeh and cut it into about 1″ slices.
- Step 3
- - In a medium bowl, add the cut tempeh, liquid smoke, 1 tbsp of coconut aminos, 1 tsp avocado oil, 1/2 tbsp of garlic powder, 1/2 tbsp onion powder and sea salt.
- Step 4
- - Toss together in the medium bowl and then transfer to a lined baking sheet (for oven) or the air fryer. *For an air fryer, set your timer for about 12 minutes, tossing halfway.
- Step 5
- - **For an oven, set your timer for 20 minutes, checking at the halfway mark.
- Step 6
- - In a skillet or non stick pan, add the sliced bell pepper, sweet onion, minced garlic, avocado oil, sea salt, and red pepper flakes. Sauté until translucent and lightly golden.
- Step 7
- - In a medium sauce pan over the stove, bring water to boil and add in edamame spaghetti. Cook for only 3-5 minutes!
- Step 8
- - Strain the spaghetti and set aside.
- Step 9
- - In a smaller bowl, make the peanut sauce! Add in the remaining avocado oil, 1/4 cup peanut butter of choice, coconut aminos, mustard, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, sea salt and the rest of the garlic + onion powders.
- Step 10
- - Whisk together until fully combined. Should be super flavorful, not too thick and just a slight sweetness.
- Step 11
- - Transfer the cooked edamame noodles in with sautéed bell pepper mixture.
- Step 12
- - Add crispy baked tempeh.
- Step 13
- - Drizzle peanut sauce over the top of everything and lightly toss together so that all the noodles, veggies and tempeh are coated with the delicious sauce.
- Step 14
- - Transfer to serving bowl and top with hemp seeds/sesame seeds, some fresh basil, chopped chives and squeeze of fresh lime juice!
- Step 15
- - If you have any extra sauce, drizzle on top for ultimate perfection :).
- Step 16
- - Pair it with a lightly dressed kale salad with hemp seeds and sprouted pumpkin seeds!
