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Pad Thai quinoa bowl in a white ceramic bowl

Pad Thai Quinoa Bowl

A colorful Thai-inspired quinoa bowl with crisp vegetables, edamame, fresh herbs, roasted peanuts, and creamy peanut-lime sauce.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 bowls
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Fusion, Thai
Calories: 450
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Quinoa Bowl
  • 1 cup quinoa rinsed
  • 2 cups water or vegetable broth
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 1 cup red cabbage shredded
  • 1 large carrot shredded or julienned
  • 1 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 cup shelled edamame cooked
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
  • 0.5 cup fresh cilantro roughly chopped
  • 0.33 cup roasted peanuts roughly chopped
  • 1 lime cut into wedges
Peanut Lime Sauce
  • 0.33 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tsp fresh ginger grated
  • 1 clove garlic finely grated
  • 2-4 tbsp warm water to thin sauce
  • 1 tsp sriracha optional

Equipment

  • Medium saucepan
  • Fine mesh strainer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. Rinse quinoa thoroughly in a fine-mesh strainer under cold water.
  2. Combine quinoa, water or broth, and salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat and rest covered for 5 minutes, then fluff quinoa with a fork.
  4. Prepare cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, edamame, green onions, cilantro, and peanuts.
  5. Whisk peanut butter, tamari, lime juice, rice vinegar, maple syrup, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and optional sriracha together.
  6. Whisk warm water into the dressing one tablespoon at a time until pourable.
  7. Divide quinoa between four bowls and arrange the vegetables and edamame on top.
  8. Drizzle generously with peanut-lime sauce.
  9. Top with cilantro, chopped peanuts, green onions, and fresh lime wedges before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 18gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 720mgFiber: 10gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 80IUVitamin C: 85mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 25mg

Notes

Keep the peanut-lime dressing separate when meal prepping and add chopped peanuts immediately before serving to preserve their crunch.

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