Preparing delicious, healthy food doesn’t have to be stressful or time consuming. This fresh, colourful bowl will keep everyone's belly happy.

Recipe Leah Itsines | Styling Natalie Homan | Photographs Brendan Homan

Vegetarian power bowl
Serves 2
Cook time: 5 minutes 

150g soba noodles (dried)
1 cup edamame beans, shelled

slaw
1 carrot, sliced into thin strips
1 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
¼ small red cabbage, sliced into thin strips
2-3 large mint leaves, roughly chopped
2-3 sprigs of fresh coriander, roughly chopped
½ small red capsicum, sliced into thin strips

dressing
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
pinch of chilli flakes
½ lime, juiced
1 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

Cook soba noodles according to packet instructions. Set aside. In a small bowl, add all dressing ingredients, mix and set aside. In two serving bowls, divide the slaw, edamame and soba noodles.

Pour over dressing and serve. 

 

This recipe first appeared in the February 2020 issue of SALIFE magazine.