Saigon Noodle Salad

Pasta and Noodle - Dinner

This Vietnamese-style noodle salad is my 'too hot to cook' staple. It is bursting with flavor and makes great use of leftover grilled meat or shrimp.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Saigon Noodle Salad

Ingredients

¼ cup water

or more to taste

3 tablespoons lime juice

3 tablespoons fish sauce

3 tablespoons brown sugar

or more to taste

1 clove garlic

minced

1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root

½ teaspoon Sriracha chile sauce

1 (8 ounce) package (linguine-width) rice noodles

2 cups thinly sliced Napa (Chinese) cabbage

1 ½ cups matchstick-cut carrots

8 ounces grilled shrimp

1 cup bean sprouts

½ English cucumber

halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices

2 green onions

thinly sliced

2 ⅔ tablespoons chopped fresh mint

2 ⅔ tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

2 ⅔ tablespoons chopped fresh basil

½ cup coarsely chopped peanuts

Chef John's Macaroni and Cheese

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Whisk water lime juice fish sauce brown sugar garlic ginger and Sriracha together in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved.

Step 2

Bring a large pot of water to a full boil; remove from heat and soak rice noodles in the hot water for 1 minute. Stir to separate the noodles and continue soaking until the noodles are tender about 3 minutes more. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water until cooled. Shake noodles in colander to drain as much water as possible.

Step 3

Mix noodles cabbage carrots shrimp bean sprouts cucumber slices green onions mint cilantro and basil together in a large bowl. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Top with chopped peanuts.

Nutritional Information

Saigon Noodle Salad

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 450

% Daily Value *

Protein: 20.4g 41%

Carbohydrates: 71g 23%

Dietary Fiber: 5g 20%

Sugars: 15.5g

Fat: 10.1g 16%

Saturated Fat: 1.5g 8%

Cholesterol: 109.2mg 36%

Vitamin A Iu: 8646IU 173%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.2mg 71%

Vitamin B6: 0.4mg 24%

Vitamin C: 24.3mg 41%

Folate: 96.7mcg 24%

Calcium: 122.8mg 12%

Iron: 3.5mg 19%

Magnesium: 100mg 36%

Potassium: 657mg 18%

Sodium: 1265.1mg 51%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 20%

Calories From Fat: 90.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.