Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup tamarind pulp, soaked and strained
  • 1 cup water, heated
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 1/2 Thai chili (depending on spice desired)
  • 1 medium clove garlic
  • 1 small shallot
  • 1/4 cup shoyu
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 cup sesame oil
  • 1 medium carrot, diced or julienned
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced or julienned
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, julienned
  • 1 large king oyster mushroom (or a handful of sliced shiitake or other mushrooms), sliced
  • 1 cup snow peas, thinly sliced on a diagonal
  • 3 green onions (the whites and about 3 inches of the greens), sliced
  • 2 12-ounce packages kelp noodles, chopped into 3- to 4-inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup cashews, chopped
  • Drizzle of sesame oil
  • Sprinkle of sea salt
  • Handful of cilantro

Method

  • To make the pad thai sauce, combine the tomatoes, thai chili, garlic, shallot, 1/4 cup shoyu, lime juice, and sesame oil in a Vitamix or high-speed blender and blend well.
  • Next, add the tamarind pulp and blend until very smooth.
  • Mix the carrot, zucchini, red bell pepper, mushrooms, snow peas and green onions in a large bowl.
  • Add the noodles to the veggie mixture, pouring about half of the pad thai sauce into the bowl, and mix well with tongs until the sauce is evenly distributed.
  • Mix the cashews with the salt and sesame oil and sprinkled over the finished pad thai.
  • Drizzle with lime juice and the remaining pad thai sauce and sprinkle with cilantro leaves.