Zucchini Pad Thai | Elin Härkönens blogg

VEGETARIAN DAY Yesterday I was spending my evening in the kitchen... I just love it! As you probably know by now, I get up early every day, 4.15am. I am a morning person and love catching the mornings and to be active during the day, but it makes me tired in the evenings (yes I do get tired...haha!) Therefor I like to have calm evenings where I just read, write, cook or hanging out with friends. Yesterday I had cooking on my "evening schedule". I wanted to try something new.. It was the Vegetarian Day , so a vegetarian meal was on the menu. Zucchini Noodle Pad Thai (I am a bit obsessed with this delicious taste atm.) I went grocery shopping and bought all these odd ingredients... (haha odd for me at least). I promise to share the recipe, so I will try to remember how I did it . When I am in the kitchen I experiment, I do almost NEVER follow a recipe. I like to improvise and come up with my own things. It makes the cooking more enjoyable and exciting... Cause you never know how it will turn out. - Just like everything in life And if you manage to deliver a delicious, healthy meal you feel satisfied and happy. Anyway, here comes Zuccini noodle Pad Thai Noodles 2 zucchinis 1 small sweet potatoe 2 carrots (all above made into veggie noodles with a veggie twister) 1 cup bean sprout Red cabbage Protein Tofu (or chicken if you don't want to do a vegetarian meal) 2 eggs Spices 1/2 onion or shallots 1 chilli finely chopped 1 tsp fresh grated ginger 2 colves garlic cruched salt and pepper Sauce 1/4 cup Tamari (Pad thai paste) 1/4 cup fresh lime juce 1 tsp fish sauce 1 tsp honey 2 tsp peanut butter (crunchy and no sugar) Coconut oil for cooking coriander and crushed peanuts for garnish How to make it: 1. Blend all the ingredients for the sauce. 2. Fry the protein and add egg (lghtly whisked) 3. Fry the spices and add the veggie noodles in another pan. 4. Add the protein source 5. Mix it all together and add the sauce. 6. Serve with a fresh side salad and top with crushed peanuts and coriander ENJOY

Here comes an advice to you if you are time-poor and just the thought of cooking dinner ever night when you come home from work makes you stressed..: FOOD PREPPING! This is such a good thing to do. You save so much time, money and you don't have to feel stressed over the though "What should I cook for dinner tonight". And the best thing is: It doesn't take you long to fill your body with a delicious and healthy meal when you come home hungry from a workout! (Remember it is important to eat close to a workout for best recovery and muscle repair!) When I am busy and know I have a lot on my schedule I do food prep, it doesn't have to take long. Pick one day of the week (I normally have Sundays), where you spend some extra time in the kitchen, preparing food boxes for the week. I maybe do 10-12 meals, often 2 different ones. It doesn't take that long and if you do it ONE day, you don't have to cook, clean and do the wash up EVERY evening. TRY this out! Listen to good music and dance while you are cooking makes it even more fun ;)

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