Raw Freedom - Veggie Noodles

 

These noodles have a Chinese flavour, so if you love Chinese food but want to give up the greasiness of a take-away this is a deliciously healthy alternative.

This delicious recipe is from Saskia Fraser's new book "Raw Freedom" Quick and Easy Raw Food Recipes for Everyday Energy - see below for more details.

  Recipe

 Equipment: knife, chopping board, mandolin (optional)

 Serves 1

 

 

Sauce

1 tablespoon of tamari or nama shoyu
½ lime, juice of
1 small garlic clove, crushed
1cm of fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 small red chilli, chopped (optional)
3 tablespoons of cold pressed vegetable oil

 

Vegetables

½ red onion, finely sliced
100g shiitake mushrooms, finely sliced
½ red pepper, finely chopped
4 asparagus spears, sliced
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh coriander

 

Noodles

• 2 courgettes
• 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh coriander, to garnish

 

1. For the noodles, finely slice the courgettes along their length (or use a mandolin if you have one). Then cut each slice into 1cm wide long strips to make ribbon noodles.
 
2. Mix your sauce, vegetables and courgette noodles together.
 
3. Best eaten fresh, but will keep in the fridge for 24 hours.

Crossover meal cooked additions: wheat-free or buckwheat noodles/tofu/pork

 

About the book

Raw Freedom

 In this stunning recipe book full of mouth-watering photographs the UKs leading raw food and mind body spirit coach, Saskia Fraser,  introduces you to more than 80 easy-to-make raw food recipes for energy, health, weight-loss and detox.  With quick and delicious recipes for breakfasts, soups, pates, pastas, main courses, and delicious desserts such as raspberry cheesecake and chocolate orange mousse, you will be amazed by the flavours and luxurious textures possible with raw food.  Saskia’s recipes are designed for normal people with busy lives, so they are simple and quick to make with basic kitchen equipment.  Saskia advocates eating high raw (which means lots of raw food, but not all raw food) and has a very inclusive approach that is accessible to everyone trying to find a better way to eat.  She includes chapters on how to incorporate raw and cooked foods, how to introduce your family and friends to raw food, as well as lots of other practical and inspiring information on the raw food lifestyle.

 

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 Raw Freedom is on sale at £24.99 and you can purchase your copy here