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  • 200g flat rice noodles
  • 2 limes
    1 juiced, 1 cut into wedges
  • 1 tbsp tamarind
    paste, or extra lime juice
  • 2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
    plus extra for serving
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
    or sunflower oil
  • 300g firm tofu
    drained, patted dry and cut into cubes
  • 10 asparagus spears
    trimmed and sliced on the diagonal
  • 6 spring onions
    halved and thinly sliced lengthways
  • 300g bag beansprouts
  • 3 garlic cloves
    finely chopped
  • handful each of coriander
    leaves and salted peanuts, to serve

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal321
  • fat8g
  • saturates1g
  • carbs53g
  • sugars8g
  • fibre3g
  • protein12g
  • salt0.74g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Cook the noodles following pack instructions. Mix the lime juice, tamarind and chilli sauce in a small bowl. Set aside.

  • step 2

    Heat 1 tbsp oil in a non-stick frying pan or wok and fry the tofu for 5-8 mins until golden all over. Set aside.

  • step 3

    Add the remaining oil and stir-fry the asparagus until tender. Tip in the spring onions, beansprouts and garlic. Cook for 2 mins more. Stir in the drained noodles, sauce and some salt. Mix in the tofu and heat through. Serve with coriander, salted peanuts and lime wedges.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2011

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.12 ratings

andyravensable

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Pretty good dish, the tamarind flavour seeps nicely into the noodles. One thing - if you’re using pre-pressed tofu like Tofoo, be careful not to fry it for more than a few minutes, otherwise it gets a bit tough.

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mcemmabell

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Absolutely delicious! I double up the tofu, sauce and noodles and it makes a much better portion size for four.

Vgrattidge

It worked really well- I did add a tbsp of soy sauce, half a teaspoon of fresh ginger and half a finely chopped medium chilli. Will definitely make again.

tomlin121

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Totally scrumptious, went down a treat with the family definitely add chilli. We ate this on a wintersd day and it reminded us of sunny Thailand - will absolutely make this in summer when it gets here!!

dennyc2

Need to be careful with the tamarind paste. Mine was too strong and l Killed the dish. Second attempt with 1 tsp tamarind and extra Chpped dried chilli is good. Will keep persevering as pad Thai can be wonderful. Also, I dry grill the tofu to avoid the oily taste you get when frying it...try it!

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