Some of the best healthy recipes take a well-known dish and swap in more nutritious ingredients. Take this Sweet Potato Phad Thai, served as part of the Wellbeing Sanctuary menu at Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi in Thailand.
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Some of the best healthy recipes take a well-known dish and swap in more nutritious ingredients. Take this Sweet Potato Phad Thai, served as part of the Wellbeing Sanctuary menu at Banyan Tree Samui and Banyan Tree Krabi in Thailand.
“Our Sweet Potato Phad Thai provides a healthy take on the popular Thai dish that is enjoyed throughout all regions of Thailand and beyond,” says Chef Rainer Roersch, director of food & beverage and cuisine at Banyan Tree Samui. “Instead of using the traditional rice noodles and prawns, we have replaced these with julienned sweet potatoes and red cabbage served with diced tofu. The usual accompaniments of chives, bean sprouts, shallots, peanuts, chili flakes and more create a delicious, gluten-free and vegan dish that is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.”
Enjoy this tasty dish at home in lieu of takeout, and let the substitutions and flavors inspire your own healthy versions of beloved recipes. Perhaps you’ll come up with the most requested dish at your spa!
Sweet Potato Phad Thai
- 1 cup sweet potato, julienned
- ½ cup red cabbage, julienned
- 7 oz. firm tofu, diced and pan-fried
- ¼ cup phad Thai sauce
- ¼ cup peanuts, chopped
- 1 bunch chives, sliced
- 2 cloves shallot, sliced
- ½ cup bean sprouts
- 2 tsp. chili flakes
- 1 lime, wedged
Combine sweet potato, red cabbage and tofu in a large bowl. Add phad Thai sauce and mix thoroughly until ingredients are coated. Serve on plate and garnish with peanuts, chives, shallot, bean sprouts, chili flakes and lime.
