Pad Thai
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This dish was one of my favorites when I was vegan, but required a little tweaking when I made the change to a grain-free diet. It’s a mildly spicy Pad Thai that gets its bite from black pepper, lime, and cilantro, and can be adapted if you’re on a special diet like the autoimmune protocol or trying to eat low-histamine. While I prefer to use spaghetti squash for the noodles, you can also use spiralized zucchini or sweet potato if you throw them in with the mushrooms. You can also add beef, pork, or chicken if you like, but one of my favorite things about this dish is that it’s affordable, quick to make, and tasty without the meat!
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Pad Thai
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 8 ounces mushroom chopped
- 1 tablespoon onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small spaghetti squash cooked, seeded, and shredded
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seed butter omit for AIP or low-histamine
- 1 1/2 tablespoons coconut aminos omit for low-histamine
- 1/2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper omit for AIP
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup green onion chopped
- 1/4 cup cashews omit for AIP, nut-free, or low-histamine
- 1/8 cup cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice omit for low-histamine
Equipment
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet.
- Cook the mushrooms, onion, and garlic until tender.
- Add the veggie noodles, nut butter, vinegar, water, pepper, and salt and stir constantly for another minute.
- Add the green onion and the nuts, stirring. Serve garnished with cilantro and a splash of lime juice.
Nutrition
Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 1046mg | Potassium: 615mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1150IU | Vitamin C: 26.4mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2.5mg
Hi-
I was trying to search your website using tags and was excited to see this recipe listed under the AIP tag. Unfortunately, two of the main ingredients are not AIP compliant. Could you please fix your tags or provide viable alternatives for those who are strict AIP?
Sorry about that! The tag has been removed. This recipe cannot be made AIP other than by simply omitting those ingredients.