Bún Chay

Tired of the same old lunch menu (PB&J, hummus & dippers, chickpea salad sandwiches, etc), I decided to google "vegan lunch recipes" during my menu planning last week.  It's been fun reading through new recipes, but I was most excited about this one!  I have been looking forward to it since I typed it in on Sunday.

Bún Chay (Vietnamese Noodle Salad) was a hit with the kids!  I did find rice sticks and we tried those today, but decided that we don't care for the texture so we won't be using them again.  We also sautéed the tofu bits instead of deep frying.  Otherwise, we pretty much followed the suggested items and then I let the kids choose how much of each item they wanted in their bowl.

I was proud of my littlest sidekick, who tried everything and only turned her nose at the cilantro. ;)  My 10 year old didn't care for the mint or cilantro, but was the only one of us who liked the rice sticks (noodles).  My 13 year old liked everything except the rice sticks.  Their favorite was the dressing...mine too! :)