Faye James is nutritionist with a passion for helping midlife women get the nutrition they need, in a healthy way. Her latest book The Menopause Diet includes delicious and easy-to-follow recipes designed to help women to lose weight and stay healthy as they get older.
Here, she shares a salmon noodle salad that is high in protein, healthy and easy to make.
SERVES: 4
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 skinless salmon fillets
- 250g soba noodles
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 1tbs rice wine vinegar
- 2tsp tamari sauce
- 1tsp sesame oil
- 1 Lebanese cucumber cut into ribbons
- 100g edamame, cooked
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 2 long green shallots (spring onions), chopped
- 3 radishes, thinly sliced
- toasted sesame seeds
Method
- Bake the salmon fillets in the oven at 180°C for around 7 minutes until tender. Let rest for 5 minutes before flaking with a fork.
- Cook noodles according to instructions on the packet, drain and toss in a little sesame oil.
- Mix the lime juice, vegetable oil, vinegar, tamari sauce and sesame oil in a bowl. Toss in the cucumber, edamame, carrot, spring onions and radish and mix well so everything is well coated.
- Top with flaked salmon and sesame seeds.
Tip: Want a vegan version? Sub the salmon for tempeh.
Learn Faye James’ top tips for your menopause diet or listen to her advice in our podcast Thriving in Menopause.
© Prevention Australia
First published:
5 Aug 2023