Post-Marathon Snack Attack: Gluten Free and Nut Free Cold Sesame Noodles with Spicy Tofu

Are you running the New York City Marathon this weekend? Or do you have a long run or training ride which will leave you starving and craving Chinese food? That’s my default craving on long training sessions! Make these Cold Sesame Noodles ahead of time so you can be ready to chow down when you get home from the race or run. To me these are the ultimate comfort food. They can be made with peanut butter but we substituted sunflower butter here for a nut-free option and added a super seeded avocado (which is an avocado sliced in half and smothered in seeds. We used quinoa noodles for an extra protein boost, but rice noodles or regular spaghetti works fine as well. Also, you can add tofu, for an extra nutritional boost. The tofu is cubed and mixed with a little sweet chili sauce and some hot pepper flakes for some kick. Also add more crushed red pepper or a bit of chili oil on top if you like things spicy. Sliced cucumber is the classic, crunchy addition to this dish and thinly sliced carrots also work. You can make the noodles and tofu ahead of time and mix up this sauce in a mason jar. Combine everything for the best post race #comfortfood ! #athletefood .

Here is the sauce recipe:

(make more or less depending on how many noodles you want to consume!).

Put the following in a mason jar and shake:

2 Tablespoons Tamari
2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
1 overflowing tablespoon sunflower butter 
1 teaspoon sweet chili sauce (we like the Mae Ploy brand but if you do not have this condiment you can substitute with a little brown sugar and red pepper flakes)
Grated ginger (use powdered if you don’t have grated)
a few drops of sesame oil