Gluten-Free Vegan Kelp Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
This Gluten-Free Vegan Kelp Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce recipe is an easy, healthy dish to make. It's a no-cook plant-based meal that's ready in under 10 minutes and perfect for a quick lunch or dinner!{ Plant-Based | Raw | Vegan | Gluten-Free | Dairy-Free | Soy-Free | No Refined Sugar | Medical Medium }
Chop the spinach into thin strips, cut the red bell peppers into thin strips and set aside.
Prepare the kelp noodles:
Remove the from the package, rinse them with filtered/purified water and set aside.
Prepare the sauce:
Add all ingredients for the sauce to a Vitamix and blend until it's creamy and smooth. Depending on the consistency of your peanut butter, you may need to add additional water to make the sauce thinner. Start with 1/4 cup of water, and add an additional 1/4 cup, but only as needed.
Taste and adjust the seasonings to your preference, especially the jalapeno and/or red pepper flakes.
Assembly:
Add the kelp noodles and veggies to a medium-size mixing bowl.
Add the sauce to the mixing bowl and gently toss everything together until the sauce is evenly distributed.
Optional: Garnish with extra chopped spinach and/or red bell pepper strips.
Notes
Peanut Butter. The consistency of your peanut butter will determine how much water you need to add. For example:
Thick peanut butter - start with 1/4 cup water and an additional 1/4 cup (or more) to thin the sauce out or for a thinner sauce.
Runny peanut butter - start with 1/4 cup and determine if the consistency of the sauce is thin enough for your preference. If not, add an additional 1/4 cup of water.
Jalapeno + Red Pepper Flakes. I used (1) jalapeno and added (1) teaspoon of red pepper flakes, so it is definitely pretty spicy. If you don't want it very spicy, or not spicy at all, just reduce and/or omit the jalapeno and/or red pepper flakes.Coconut Sugar. This is my granular sweetener of preference, however, feel free to use your favorite unrefined granular sweetener.Garlic. Fresh garlic will give you the best flavor, but you can substitute with organic ground garlic powder.Avocado Oil. This can be substituted with organic extra-virgin olive oil in the same amount.Kelp Noodles. These can be substituted with Miracle Noodles, gluten-free angel hair pasta, spaghetti squash or spiralized veggie noodles.Himalayan Pink Salt. This is my salt of preference, however, it can always be substituted with sea salt.Serving Size: This recipe will make approximately (3) servings. Nutritional information is for 1/2 cup which is (1) serving.