15-minute Vegetable Stir Fry

One of my favorite go-to quick and extremely easy weeknight dinners. It’s packed with veggies and so flavorful – savory, spicy, sweet and so fresh. It’s also delicious served cold. Save this recipe for later.

🍽 Serves 4

🕘 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 250g noodles of your choice

• 1 tsp vegetable oil

• 4 cloves of garlic (sliced)

• 1 package of firm tofu (300g)

• ¼ of red cabbage

• 2 carrots

• 2 cups of spinach

Sauce:

• 1/3 cup soy sauce

• 3 Tbsp maple syrup

• 1 tsp chili paste

• 2 cm grated ginger

• 2 Tbsp cornflour

• ¼ cup of water

Toppings:

• 1 Tbsp chopped coriander

• 1 Tbsp chopped mint

• 1 cup chopped peanuts

• 1/3 cup chopped green onion

• Lemon wedges to serve

Instructions

1. Prepare the ingredients: press the tofu, slice the cabbage and garlic, and using a vegetable peeler slice the carrots.

2. Break the tofu with your hands into small pieces (approx. 1cm)

3. Cook the noodles according to the packaging. Heat the oil in a large frying pan/wok. Place garlic and tofu and fry until golden.

4. Add cabbage and carrots and stir well.

5. Prepare the sauce: place all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until well combined.

6. Add spinach and pour in the sauce, stir and simmer for 3-4 minutes – until thickened. Incorporate cooked noodles.

7. Serve topped with fresh herbs, chopped peanuts, and squeezed lemon juice.

8. Enjoy! 💚

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