Pantry Item... Lo Mein Noodles

I don’t always have a great idea on my own, sometimes I need to be inspired. The ingredients I wanted to use were lo mein noodles, baked smoked tofu, and zucchini… I was inspired by two recipes that I found online, lo mein by this poor vegan and peanut noodles with broccoli by speed vegan. I sort of combined the two and used some of my own cooking savvy. The peanut sauce is almost directly from speed vegan, I only changed the fresh ginger to dried ground ginger and reduced the amount. Result? Very Good, the peanut sauce is a peanut-y-sweet-lime-y-spicy goodness that went nicely with the smoky tofu and the salty peanuts.

Oh, do I get extra points for using a ‘new food’ as an ingredient? The baked smoked tofu was a ‘new food’ for the week, and it was really good, nice and smoky!

*Note: Even though the sesame oil and sesame seeds are pictured, I decided not to use them, instead I used olive oil and peanuts.*

Veggie Lo Mein
by the auspicious squirrel, adapted from this poor vegan and speed vegan

Rating: Very Good

8 oz Lo Mein noodles
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/2 onion, sliced
1 Tbsp. tamari
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 Tbsp. water
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
1 bell pepper, cut into matchsticks
1 zucchini, cut into matchsticks
1/2 pkg. baked smoked tofu, cut into matchsticks
peanuts

Peanut Sauce

2 Tbsp. chunky peanut butter
2 Tbsp. hot water
1 Tbsp. lime juice
1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1 Tbsp. tamari
1 Tbsp. agave nectar
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste

1. Cook lo mein noodles according to package directions, rinse with cold water and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, tamari, ground ginger, water and a pinch of salt. Sauté for 3-5 minutes.
3. Add garlic, sauté 2 minutes more.
4. Next add carrots, bell pepper, zucchini, and smoked tofu, cook until vegetables are crisp tender, 8-10 minutes. Set aside.
5. Note the heading for peanut sauce… combine ingredients for the peanut sauce, whisk until smooth. Set aside.



6. To serve, line the bottom of a bowl with noodles, top with veggie sauté and peanuts, then pour on 1-2 Tbsp. peanut sauce. Enjoy!
7. Store noodles, veggies, and sauce separately.

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