Rainbow Almond Butter Noodles with Tofu Steaks

If you are looking for a colourful, delicious and easy to make vegan dish, this recipe is exactly what you are looking for.

- Mira Weiner

Ingredients for noodle bowl:
125g rice noodles, dried
1 litre water
350g organic plain tofu, sliced into triangles + scored with a knife so that it can absorb the flavours of the marinade
1 medium sized red onion, finely chopped
150g carrot noodles, raw
150g zucchini noodles, raw
150g beetroot noodles, raw
2 rainbow carrots, shaved
4 radishes, finely sliced
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
1 tsp dried veg stock

Ingredients for tofu marinade:
3 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp tamari
2 tbsp brown rice vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup

Ingredients for almond butter sauce:
3 tbsp almond butter
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp tamari
1 tbsp water
1 tsp maple syrup
1⁄2 tsp grated ginger
Pinch of salt

To serve:
Spring onions, thinly sliced
Black sesame seeds, toasted

Method:
In a bowl mix together the marinade for the tofu + place tofu slices into the marinade while you make the rest of the dish. This can also be made in advance + refrigerated overnight.
Place radishes into bowl with pinch of salt + generous dash of apple cider vinegar to make a quick pickle. Make the sauce by blending all the ingredients together in a food processor.
Place marinated tofu into air fryer, leaving gaps in between each piece + cook for 6 minutes on high (204C). Turn over at 3 minutes.
Place water, red onions, garlic + dried veg stock into the Instant Pot pressure cooker, add rice noodles into pot so they’re on top of onions + garlic but submerged in the liquid. Press the pressure cooker function + select 1 minute. Once the pot has completed 1 minute of cooking, allow the steam to release + immediately remove lid. Add carrot, beetroot + zucchini noodles on top of the rice noodles + place lid back on for a few minutes, so veg noodles are lightly steamed.
Place rice noodles + vegetable noodles into a bowl, top with tofu steaks, shaved carrots, pickled radish, spring onions + black sesame seeds.

Enjoy!