- 2 tsp hot red pepper oil
- A thumb of ginger
- 50g sweet Thai sauce
- 35g peanuts
- 2 spring onions
- 2 bundles of Thai rice noodles
- 1 carrot
- 1 courgette
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 1 lime
- 2 mini romaine lettuces
- 50g broccoli sprouts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Large frying pan or wok
- Medium pan
- 1.
Peel and finely grate the ginger into a bowl. Pour the sweet Thai sauce into the bowl. Add 2 tsp hot red pepper oil and a pinch of salt and whisk together. Set to one side.
- 2.
Warm a large frying pan or wok pan over a medium heat. Tip in the peanuts and toast for 2-3 mins. Tip into a bowl and set aside to cool. Trim the roots and top 3cm off the spring onions and thinly slice them.
- 3.
Place the pan back on the heat and add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the spring onions and a pinch of salt and cook on a medium-low heat for 3-4 mins till golden. Lift out onto a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain.
- 4.
Fill a medium pan of with water and brig to a boil. Add 2 bundles of noodles and cook for 3 mins till tender. Drain and rinse with cold water, then shake dry and tip back into the pan. Add the gingery sweet chilli sauce and toss to coat the noodles.
- 5.
Trim and peel the carrot. Cut it lengthways into thin slices, then slice those into long thin matchsticks. Trim the courgette and cut it to match. If you have a julienne peeler or sprialiser you can use that instead.
- 6.
Finely chop the mint leaves. Zest the lime and cut it into wedges. Roughly chop the peanuts. Cut the ends of the lettuces. Separate the leaves and arrange them on a serving platter or 2 plates.
- 7.
Set the pan you used to cook the spring onions back on the heat. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and the carrot and courgette. Cook for 1 min to just soften them. Tip in the noodles and broccoli sprouts. Cook and stir for 2 mins.
- 8.
Fill the lettuce leaf cups with the veg noodles and top with the peanuts, mint and crispy spring onions. Squeeze over the lime wedges to serve.