VIETNAMESE RICE NOODLE SALAD

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This is a good salad for a hot day.

Provided by JEN

Categories     Salad     100+ Pasta Salad Recipes     Vegetarian Pasta Salad Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

5 cloves garlic
1 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
3 tablespoons white sugar
¼ cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons vegetarian fish sauce
1 (12 ounce) package dried rice noodles
2 carrots, julienned
1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and chopped
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
4 leaves napa cabbage
¼ cup unsalted peanuts
4 sprigs fresh mint

Steps:

  • Mince the garlic with the cilantro and the hot pepper. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the lime juice, fish sauce or salt and sugar; stir well. Let the sauce sit for 5 minutes.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rice noodles; boil them for 2 minutes. Drain well. Rinse the noodles with cold water until they have cooled. Let them drain again.
  • Combine the sauce, noodles, carrots, cucumber, mint and Napa cabbage in a large serving bowl. Toss well and serve the salad garnished with the peanuts and mint sprigs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 431.7 calories, Carbohydrate 89.5 g, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 187.5 mg, Sugar 12 g

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