Gluten free noodle bowls with Spring peas and onions are a light but flavorful Spring dish! Made gluten free with vermicelli rice or kelp noodles, they’re great with seafood, chicken, or tofu! Ready in 30 minutes or less. This noodle bowls recipe is the perfect way to use Spring produce!
Confession time. You know how I mentioned last week that I had to “trick” the Kiwi into eating tomatoes with this recipe? Well, this week, I tricked myself with peas. Don’t get me wrong. I love peas, but I don’t buy them often because when I do, they end up mushy. And the only time I want to eat mushy peas is if it’s in a split pea soup. Please tell me you can relate?
Well, today is different. I figured something out. Actually, thanks to FOOD52, I figured out how to pick the perfect PEA POD! Ones that are perfect in sweetness and not too ripe. Check it out.
Shelling Peas
1(a). The Pods – To open a pea pod, pull down on the stem to string it and gently push out the attached peas. Shelling a pound of peas can take a while, so enlist a friend and get some gossip in while you work! (We halved this pod with a knife just for show, so don’t do that.)1(b). Buying Guide – When you’re buying shelling peas at market, look for firm, round pods 3-4 inches long that rattle just a little when you shake them. They should be smoothly green and unblemished — the peas hit peak sweetness and then rapidly become starchy, so avoid older-looking pods.
Yep, there was my “AH HA” moment. Shake the pea pod. Look at the color. Dang, I had it all wrong. I just grabbed, bagged, and went on my merry little way. Only to find brown spots on the peas when I got home. No beauno!
But I think I redeemed myself with a fresh pod and new gluten free recipe! And the Kiwi is quite pleased now that I’m buying more peas these days. HE LOVES PEAS! it is Spring ya know, we must ENJOY THE HARVEST. 🙂
Now about that gluten free noodle bowls recipe….
At first I had not a clue what to pair with my beloved fresh peas. The first thing that came to mind was a stew or shepherd’s pie, but I wanted to make something light and refreshing. Something we can eat as COLD leftovers. Something gluten free and/or grain free of course. And then I remembered my kelp noodles still in the fridge. Yep, another “AH-HA” moment. Gluten free noodle bowls!
You could also pair this recipe with rice noodles (like the ones I used here) to give it more starch. It all depends on what you’re looking for in a noodle, am I right? And Kelp noodles are a strange thing, but I do love them for their extra crunch and grain free eating. So yes, how about we add PEAS, ONIONS, VEGGIE BROTH, and Seafood to those noodles for extra vitamins Omegas.
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Spring Pea and Onion Gluten Free Noodle Bowls
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 ½ cups shelled fresh English/Spring peas or thawed frozen peas (about 5–6 ounces)
- 1–2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil
- ⅓ cup chopped red onion
- 2–3 cups vegetable broth
- ¼ tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp tamari sauce (or soy sauce if not gluten free)
- 5–6 oz rice noodles or kelp noodles
- 8 oz of fish, shrimp, tofu, or chicken (diced). We used sizzlefish haddock
- 2 tbsp honey mustard
- fresh lime juice
- dash of black pepper
Instructions
- First prepare your protein. For this, combine your garlic, honey mustard, olive oil, and tamari sauce in a small bowl. Coat your fish fillet or protein in the sauce . Grill or bake for 10-12 minutes (if using fish) at 400F. While the fish (or other protein) is cooking, rinse your noodles and add to 3-4 cups boiling water with a dash of salt. Rice noodles usually cook in about 8-10 minutes. Kelp noodles take about a minute or two. You want to cook them at medium heat then drain and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
- Remove your protein/fish from the oven. While your noodles and fish are cooling. Prepare another pot with your broth, peas , and onion. Cook on medium high heat for about 4 minutes or until veggies are almost done. Then add in your noodles. Mix well. Let it simmer a few more minutes on low to get everything warm and cooked.
- Spoon noodles, veggies, and broth into bowls. Add your chopped fish or protein on top and a squeeze a little lime juice on top! Feel free to add in a dash chili pepper or black pepper too for spice!
Notes
you can easily double this recipe to serve 4! And if you are using chicken, the cooking time with be about 7-10 minutes longer in oven depending on the thickness of your chicken meat.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
Oh heavens yes, such a great combo! Especially when you grill your protein in a little bit of lime and mustard beforehand. Just sayin.
Are you crunchin on peas this Spring? Whats your favorite “pea” dish?
Share with me… peas? (Please excuse my extra corny and punny questions)
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Hmm these look delicious, thanks for posting up this recipe, looks quite simple to make.
Simon
Those look really delicious! And such a fun spring twist on a noodle bowl. I like eating peas with the pod– like the sugar snap peas. I never buy them and shell them– I am sure it’s a different type of pea 🙂
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This looks fabulous!! Great springtime recipe; thanks for posting!
I love sugar snap peas and will happily snack on them as is.
Plain peas I tend to shy away from for the same reason as you: mushy, although I need to change that since the Hubby actually really loves peas.
These pictures are stunning.
No peas for me – I like snow peas sometimes but that is about the extent of the peas I eat.
you can totally use snow peas here! or any little veggie. hehe. Hope you are well friend.
I am not usually a big pea person, but I like them in Asian inspired noodle bowls so this would be perfect.
Love kelp noodles! They have a weird texture at first, but then you totally get used to in 🙂 This recipe looks perfect for spring lunch or dinner 🙂
I haven’t had a pea in AGES! We never had them in the house when I was younger either because my dad ABHORS THEM, I cannot even remember what they taste like! HA! And I haven’t lived at home in 11 years – BA HA HA! Clearly my dad has a huge impact on me!
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I have to giggle at the pod selection and need to have my oldest read this, she is obsessed with pea pods! They are one of her favorites and for awhile they didn’t look good here and would go bad right away and she would ask me at least 3-4 times a week if I found or got them for her. She has already claimed a spot in the garden to grow them too!
I have a list a mile long of things I want to make and eat and we don’t have time, the stuff, the list goes on. I’m thinking this might get made (still trying to find the time for those muffins I wanted to make Easter weekend I pinned) this week because hubby is altering his diet for his marathon next weekend and had noodles on his list! Than just have to find a night between school, soccer, and gymnastics to make it.
So beautiful!! Peas make me toot but like all my other healthy veggies, I still eat them! 🙂
Why am I drooling…I don’t even like peas…strangely I just wanna climb through my screen and grab that second bowl – you and the kiwi can share the other one – right? 🙂
Have the happiest of weekends, Lindsay!
Love the colors in this noodle bowl – looks so fresh and delicious!
I have to share…
I kept waiting and waiting for you to teach us what in the world ONION noodles are. I thought they were a new product.
LOL
Then I went and re-read the recipe title in a whole new way.
Anyway… fresh peas are probably night and day from canned/frozen. I need to try some.
Your food is killing me- I could dive into this bowl right now! I love how sweet and snappy fresh peas are! Makes my mouth water!
This speaks spring to me! Like you, I only like peas mashed if they’re in soup. But I do love the freshness of spring peas. Have to try this recipe! I also really appreciate the options for proteins in this one – so versatile!
This looks perfect for spring! Love vermicelli noodles. Happy Friday!
LOVE snap peas! I used to hate them – mostly because I only them growing up when my mom added them to our dinner from a can. Nearly gray peas. No bueno. Then I discovered frozen peas and snap peas over the last few years and fell in love. Favorite way to eat them is in my eggs!
I love this idea! I’m all about the kelp noodles – totally strange… but good. Haha! I love spring food.
YUM! This looks amazing! So fresh, healthy and delicious! Love it! 🙂 🙂 Beautiful blog btw!
I always love your corny-ness! 😉 This looks so delicious. And incredible photos too, Linds!
I went through a phase where I LOVED snacking on snap peas straight from the bag, so they never made it into any of my dishes 😆 But they really are a great addition to stir fries and noodle bowls!
PINNED! Omg! This is so perfect! I LIVE on sugar snap peas and I just love the onion…this is just the perfect dish and the photos look beautiful! XOXO
My mother in law grows peas, and I love to indulge in the fresh peas. Next time I pick some with her, I will have to restrain myself from eating them all to make this fabulous noodle bowl.
This dish sounds so good and I am intrigued by these kelp noodles! Happy Friday, Lindsay!
My Pinterest boards are beginning to look like Cotter Crunch boards w/ all these recipes I keep pinning! ; )
Love the sounds of this one and again, it’s something that would be a win with my kids, too.
now that’s what i like to hear! haha
You had me at spring peas. YUM
Of course… it looks amazing! I love spring peas in my salads… or just to eat them by the handfuls! However, I would happily let you make me this! 🙂
I now have a new obsession with rice noodles and this recipe appeals to absolutely every craving in me. Thanks for sharing!
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it’s definitely a friendly noodle for the gut. 😉
I am a pea fanatic, I swear I eat them almost everyday, they are one of my fav salad toppers. I rely on the tiny frozen ones, as they are always so sweet and perfect.
I haven’t had kelp noodles in ages, but I love the texture of them, thanks for the reminder. This recipe is the perfect spring meal!
Oh my gosh, these look sooooo good! I love noodle bowls 🙂 Trader Joe’s used to have some pre-made ones that weren’t bad but these look amazing!
This is a lovely spring dish! I’ve never tried kelp noodles–interesting.
I love recipes like this! And my son would too because he actually likes peapods 🙂
This looks AHMAZING! I’m making it this weekend (or more like I’m going to make John do it).
let me know whatcha think! and thanks for all the twitter love yesterday. xxoo
Miguel and I went out to eat last night and this dish looks very similar to what I ordered aka freaking delicious. That’s so interesting about the pea pods too–good to know. Happy Friday lady!