Dreamy Peanut Butter Crunch Veggie Noodle Bowls

Adapted from https://ohsheglows.com/categories/recipes-2/

Ingredients:

  • 4 oz soba noodles

  • 1 TBL extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced (2 cups)

  • 3 heaping cups thinly sliced red or green cabbage (1/2 small)

  • 1 crown of broccoli cut into bit size pieces (1 cup)

  • 1 cup frozen shelled edamame

  • 2 TBL coconut aminos (soy free and low sodium seasoning sauce)

  • 2 medium carrots, peeled and julienned (1 3/4 cups)

  • 4 large green onions, thinly sliced (1 cup)

  • 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh cilantro

  • fine sea salt

  • lime wedges for serving

  • chopped peanuts for serving

Method:

  1. Prepare the peanut butter sauce (see below)

  2. Cook noodles according to directions, drain and rinse with water

  3. In a large wok, place oil, bell pepper and cabbage. Saute, uncovered over medium high heat for 5 minutes until slightly softened (al dente, tender but with some firmness)

  4. Add edamame and coconut aminos. Saute for 3 minutes until edamame is thawed and heated through.

  5. Add carrots and green onions. Cook for one minute or so.

  6. Turn off heat and stir in cilantro and drained noodles. Taste and season with salt and lime juice. Reheat over low if necessary.

  7. Plate the mixture (using tongs makes it easy!) Add a generous drizzle of peanut butter sauce, garnish with lime juice and and handful of chopped peanuts.

Dreamy Peanut Butter Sauce

  • 1 glove garlic

  • 1 tsp grated ginger (I use a microplane)

  • 3-4 TBL Water

  • 5 TBL smooth natural peanut butter

  • 3 TBL fresh lime juice

  • 2 TBL sesame oil

  • 1 TBL low sodium tamari

  • 2 tsp natural maple syrup

  • 1 TBL chili garlic sauce or siracha, to taste

In food processor, process garlic until minced. Add the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth. If the sauce is too thick, add a little more water. Season to taste with salt, pepper and chili garlic sauce or siracha!

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Oven Roasted Flounder with Bok Choy, Cilantro and Lime

Another QUICK Weeknight Meal


  1. 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
  2. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  3. 2 TBL rice vinegar
  4. 3 TBL reduced sodium vinegar
  5. 2 tsp freshly minced peeled ginger
  6. 3 1/2 TBL vegetable oil
  7. kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
  8. 1/2 cup sake or dry white wine
  9. 4 4 oz fillets of flounder or other delicate white fish
  10. 1 scallion thinly sliced

Arrange a rack in upper third of oven; preheat to 400.  Combine scallion,1/4 cup cilantro and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl.  Whisk in 1 1/2 TBL oil. Season cilantro-lime sauce with salt & pepper; set aside.
Heat remaining 2 TBL oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering.  Working in batches if needed ,a dd bok choy, cut side down, and sear until golden brown, 2-4 minutes per batch.  Turn bok choy cut side up and remove pan from heat.  Add sake.  Season fish with salt & pepper & arrange in a single layer over bok choy.  Roast in oven until fish is just cooked through, 8-10 minutes.

Put a small amount of sake sauce from pan on a plate and arrange bok choy & fish on top . Drizzle with cilantro-lime sauce & garnish with cilantro sprig, if desired.


Baked Healthy Eggplant Parmesan

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* 2 eggplant, peeled and thinly sliced

    * 4 egg whites, beaten

    * 4 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs (homemade fresh is better!)

    * 6 cups marinara sauce, divided (I make my own from fresh or can tomatoes, onion, garlic and herbs...Mark Bittman is a great source for fresh sauce)

    * 1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, sliced (better quality cheese, better tasting dish)

    * 3 TBL grated Parmesan cheese, divided

    * 1/2 teaspoon dried basil

    * 3 cups fresh spinach leaves

DIRECTIONS

   1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

   2. Dip both sides of eggplant slices in egg, and let egg drip off. Then press each side in  bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a foil lined baking sheet, sprayed with PAM. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes on each side.

   3. In a 9x13 inch baking dish spread marinara sauce thinly to cover the bottom. Place a layer of eggplant slices in the sauce, layer first with fresh spinach leaves and then mozzarella cheese. Repeat with remaining ingredients, ending with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle basil on top.

   4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, or until golden brown.