Food & Drinks

SUPER FAST AND MEGA EASY: THIS VEGAN STIR-FRY DISH

a plate of food with noodles and broccoli

My need for easy yet healthy food skyrockets in December. Thank god for our neighbors from online food magazine FavorFlav, who provide you with a nice recipe.

It works like this: I always have something in the fridge, so I can skip the supermarket. If I can find a recipe that is ready in 20 minutes, there’s no reason to order. Because: that is much more expensive and by the time you’ve chosen, the food is prepared and delivered to you, those 20 minutes have long passed. In short: saving money and time. I love that.

Often vegetarian, sometimes meat

What I also love: if something is (somewhat) healthy and preferably vegetarian. Am I a vegetarian? No (only once when I was eight, but then I thought cheeseburgers were vegetarian – because cheese – so that doesn’t really count). Flexitarian? If you want to call it that, I’m fine with it. I just call it: I often eat vegetarian and sometimes meat.

Protein bomb

Tofu, tempeh, falafel, I love it all. And recently I’ve also become addicted to something new: Pulled Oats from Gold&Green, a meat alternative based on Nordic oats, broad beans, and peas. Delicious in texture and taste, healthy, vegan, and super quick to prepare. Moreover, a real protein bomb with no less than 30 grams of protein per 100 grams. You get it: I’m a fan (and if you’ve seen this test, you know I’m not the only one).

It can be combined in various ways, but one of my ‘quick-healthy-no-delivery-apps-needed’ dishes is definitely this stir-fry dish with broccoli, bean sprouts, Pulled Oats, and noodles in teriyaki sauce. De-li-cious. And on the table in 20 minutes. What more could a person want?

Here's how to make it:

  • Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the ginger, garlic, carrot, and broccoli florets and sauté for 3 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • Add the Pulled Oats and teriyaki sauce and sauté for another 2 minutes. Keep stirring.
  • Add the cooked noodles. Stir everything together and serve immediately!
  • Garnish with bean sprouts, coriander, sesame seeds, and a slice of lime. Add the red chili pepper for an extra kick.