Hormone support Vegan Cold sesame soba with edamame & cucumber
Buckwheat noodles in a sesame-soy dressing with edamame and cucumber; made cold on purpose.
Pesto gnocchi with white beans & crispy tofu
Pan-fried gnocchi, basil pesto, cannellini beans and golden tofu; comfort with a phytoestrogen spine.
Ingredients
Servings 2
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Method
- Step 1
Fry the tofu in half the oil until golden; remove.
- Step 2
Fry the gnocchi in the remaining oil 6 to 8 minutes until crisp and cooked.
- Step 3
Add beans and tomatoes for 2 minutes.
- Step 4
Off the heat, fold in pesto, spinach and tofu.
- Step 5
Serve with Parmesan and black pepper.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 640 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 28g |
| Carbohydrates | 74g |
| – of which sugars | 6g |
| Fibre | 10g |
| Fat | 26g |
| – of which saturates | 6g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.4g |
| Calcium | 320mg |
| Iron | 5mg |
| Salt | 1.6g |
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