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Tuesday, 4 June 2013

Recipe: Vegetarian Shirataki (Konjac) noodles salad / 食譜:素食蒟蒻麵條沙拉




Simple to make yet delightful refreshing dish ! Suggest to go along with a glass of cold Oolong tea to complete the meal ! 

This is great diet cold dish to savor on especially hot weather !

Shirataki, the miracle diet noodle with zero calories, is made from a plant called konjac or yam, and is particularly good for those wanting to lose weight as it’s packed full of fibre and of course unbelievably low in calories. Shirataki noodles also help to control blood sugar levels, reducing sugar and carb cravings and therefore helping slimmers to maintain a controlled diet.

Used in a variety of traditional and modern dishes and adept at absorbing flavours, shirataki noodles have a chewy texture making them perfect for soups (e.g steamboat), salads or stir frys.

To ensure the ingredients are all vegetarian, I have bought this shirataki (konjac) in a vegetarian minimart.


Prepartion time: About 15 mins 

(1-2 servings, depending if you are taking it as side dish or main dish)

Simple vegetarian ingredient (Please use vegetarian ingredient with NO EGG):

* 1 packed of Shirataki Noodles (Konjac Noodles)

I bought this in knots. So I unknot it as I prefer to be in noodles

* Half Tomatoes (Slice) / 5 small Cherry Tomatoes (dice half each). Set aside in a bowl.

* Carrots (Appropriate amount, cut into shreds). Set aside in a bowl.

* Japanese Cucumber (Appropriate amount, cut into shreds). Set aside in a bowl.

You can feel free to include or add other ingredient: e.g fresh vegetables/vegetarian ham/vegetarian wakame (kelp bud)/vegetarian seaweed.

Soy Sauce Seasoning (Dressing):

* Soy sauce (4 tbs)

* Rice vinegar (4tbs)

* Sesame Oil (2 tbs)

* Brown Sugar (1 tbs, I use sugar molasses or muscovado sugar is also recommended)

* Lemon Juice Slice (Squeeze the juices in appropriate amount , filter with a strainer, optional)

* Fried Sesame Seeds (optional, as garnish)

* (optional, choose one only: may add *nutritional yeast or *vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or *Vegetarian G powder for enhanced flavor to own taste)

Recommend to add one of these for better taste.

Note that as nutritional yeast has mild taste, it can be added together with vegetarian mushroom seasoning powder or vegetarian G Powder.

** Note that you can adjust the dressing proportion to suit your own taste. So do test and taste the dressing while adding the sauces.

Directions for dressing:
Mix and stir the dressing evenly in a bowl till the sugar melt.

Optional: For well-blend mixture, you may first warm the soy sauce, sugar, seasoning powder and nutritional yeast at low heat (stirring constantly) in a deep pan. Then dish up and blend in the rest of the seasoning ingredient.

~ I personally feel that when soy sauce and sugar are melt together under low heat, it makes the dressing taste better. But it is really optional.

Preparation:

For the Shirataki Noodles:

* Shirataki Noodles Pack come with a strong smell. Thus first drain the water in the pack, then soak noodles in a bowl of tap water, rinse with running water. Drain out excess water in the noodles. Set aside in a bowl.

(There is no need to cook this shirataki noodles).

Top the cut carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers onto the plate of rinsed noodles. Then add the dressing amount according to own preference.

Enjoy the healthy vegetarian/vegan meal !


準備時間:~15分鐘    
(1-2人份,根據當配菜或主菜來衡量)

簡單做,歡喜用餐的清爽菜肴。提議可以來一杯冷烏龍茶!

這一道低卡路里冷盤非常適合在炎熱的天氣享用!

蒟蒻,也俗稱俗稱「魔芋」,奇蹟的零卡路里的飲食麵條,是來自于一種植物。由於它是充滿纖維,並且低熱量,所以特別適合對於那些想減肥的人。蒟蒻麵條也有助於控制血糖水平,減少糖和碳水化合物的欲望,因此,能幫助控制飲食。

用於在各種傳統和現代菜餚,善於吸收調味,蒟蒻麵條吃起來很有嚼勁,適合煮湯(例如:火鍋),沙拉或拌炒。

爲了確保材料是純素,我在素食超市買了這個蒟蒻。


簡單素食材料(請用無蛋材料):

*蒟蒻麵條 (1包)
(我買的是蒟蒻卷,我把它鬆開變成麵條)。

*半顆番茄(切片)/5顆小櫻桃番茄(各切一半),備用

*紅蘿蔔(適量切絲,備用)

*日本黃瓜(適量切絲,備用)

也可按照個人口味選擇添加其它材料如:新鮮蔬菜/素食火腿/素食紫菜/素食海帶(Wakame)。

調味醬料:

* 醬油( 4桌湯匙 )

* 白米醋(4桌湯匙 )

* 麻油 (2桌湯匙 )

* 紅糖(1桌湯匙,我用的是紅糖蜜 或用Muscovado黑砂糖也很棒。)

* 淩懞汁片(適量,用過濾器擠汁,可免)

* 白炒芝麻粒(適量,可免)

*(可免,只選一樣:可加適量 *营养酵母、*素食香菇調味粉、*素食G調味粉增添味道)。

建議還是要加其中一樣,可以增添口味。

由於營養酵母味道比較淡,可以選擇把它和素食香菇調味粉或素食G粉一起調味。

**注意:您可以按照自己的喜好調配醬料的份量。可以邊調醬料邊試味道。


醬料做法:

把混合的醬料攪拌均勻直到糖份融解。醬料分別調配好在碗裏,吃的時候按照自己的口味加,避免過量咸。

**可免方式:爲了讓醬料能夠混合均勻,可以先把醬油、糖和調味粉利用小深鍋,開小火邊煮邊攪拌均勻。撈起來後再加其它醬料一起混合。

個人認爲醬油和糖一起小煮過,會比較香。不過這是可免方式。


準備方法 (蒟蒻麵條 ):

蒟蒻本身帶有一種辛味。所以需要先把蒟蒻麵條包裝裏的水份瀝乾。然後加在一碗自來水。把麵條沖自來水,瀝乾水份,把麵擺在碗裏。(無需烹煮)。

把切好的番茄絲、黃瓜絲、紅蘿蔔絲擺放在麵條上。根據個人口味加適量調配好的醬料。吃之前,把麵條攪拌均勻。

請享用健康素食餐!

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