Dan Dan Noodles

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 30ml sesame oil
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 thumb of fresh ginger
• 2 red chillies
• 200g buckwheat noodles
• 60g smooth almond butter
• 50ml Tamari or soy sauce
• 4 spring onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 pak choi
• 20g fresh coriander
• ½ lime

Recipe

1. Finely dice the chillies, garlic and ginger and sweat down in the sesame oil for 4 mins, being careful not to burn.
2. In a small saucepan mix the almond butter and Tamari, bring to a simmer and reduce for 20 mins. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
3. Meanwhile bring a pot of salted water to the boil and add the buckwheat noodles for 3 mins. Once cooked drain in a sieve.
4. Thinly slice the carrots and spring onions and cut the pak choi into slices.
5. Stir fry the vegetable in a tbsp of sesame oil for 2 mins.
6. Mix the garlic, ginger and chilli mix with the noodles and almond butter sauce. Lastly mix in the vegetables.
7. Top with a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds, finely chopped coriander and a squeeze of lime... enjoy!