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Vietnamese Noodle Salad in a bowl.
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Vietnamese Noodle Salad

This Vietnamese Noodle Salad is fresh, healthy and packed with crunchy vegetables, rice noodles, herbs and a tangy nuoc cham dressing.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Marianne Rogerson

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • 200 g rice noodles
  • 1 mini gem lettuce shredded
  • 2 carrots julienned
  • 2 small cucumbers julienned
  • ½ red pepper finely sliced
  • 2 spring onions finely sliced
  • handful mint leaves torn into pieces
  • handful coriander leaves torn into pieces

For the Nuoc Cham Dressing

  • 3 tablespoon lime juice from freshly squeezed limes
  • 2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ red chilli finely sliced (can substitute ½ teaspoon red chilli flakes)

Instructions

For the Nuoc Cham Dressing

  • Add the lime juice, fish sauce and rice wine vinegar into a dressing jar with a lid.
  • Dissolve the sugar into the water and add to the jar.
  • Grate or crush the garlic into the jar. Finely slice the chilli and add to the jar.
  • Give the jar a good shake and set aside until needed.

To make the Noodle Salad

  • First, cook the noodles: Bring a pan of water to the boil and steep the noodles for 3-5 minutes, or according to the packet instructions.
  • Once cooked, strain into a sieve and run under cold water until cool.
  • Leave in the strainer to dry while you prepare the vegetables. Remember to turn the noodles over occasionally so those at the bottom can dry too.
  • While the noodles are drying, prepare the vegetables: finely shred the lettuce, julienne the carrots, cucumber and red pepper, finely chop the spring onion and tear apart the herbs.
  • Now toss everything together with the noodles in a large bowl. Pour over the dressing and mix well.
    (You might not need all the dressing - add as much as you need and you can store the rest in the fridge to 'refresh' any leftover salad later).

Nutrition

Calories: 258kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 825mg | Potassium: 462mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 6448IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg