Vietnamese Spicy Noodle Salad

Name: Vietnamese Spicy Noodle Salad
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Rice Noodles; Cucumber; Carrots; Shallots; Bean sprouts; Chili Pepper; Nuoc Cham Sauce; Coriander; Mint; Garlic; Chili Pepper; Fish Sauce; Rice Vinegar; Sugar; Lemon juice

An easy and spicy recipe you can't miss if you like Asian food: how to prepare Vietnamese noodle salad, made with vegetables and served with Nuoc Cham sauce.

29 December, 2014

serves for

total time

0 HR 25 MIN

ingredients

Rice noodles

200 g

Cucumber

1, cut into thin strips

Carrots

1, cut into thin sticks

Shallots

2, thinly sliced

Bean sprouts

55 g

Chili pepper

3 red, seeds removed and cut into rings

Nuoc Cham sauce

6 tbsp

Coriander

leaves, shredded

Mint

leaves, shredded

Garlic

5 cloves, chopped very finely

Chili pepper

5 red, seeds removed and chopped very finely

Fish sauce

50 ml

100 ml

Rice vinegar

50 ml

Sugar

55 g

Lemon juice

1 large lemon

Preparation

Step 01

Cook the noodles in boiling, salted water for 2 minutes. Drain, refresh in cold water and drain thoroughly. Set aside.
Put the noodles, cucumber, carrots, Nuoc Cham sauce, shallots and chillies (reserve a few for the garnish) into a large bowl and mix.
Serve on plates sprinkled with coriander and mint and the reserved chilli rings.

Step 02

For the sauce

Put all the ingredients except the lemon juice into a pan and heat until very hot, but do not boil.
Remove from the heat and leave to cool completely.
Stir in the lemon juice when the sauce is cold.