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Vietnamese Rice-Noodle Salad

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"This is a good salad for a hot day. ..."
Vietnamese Rice-Noodle Salad Recipe
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This recipe has been rated 35 times with an average star rating of 4.5
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PREP TIME  15 Min
READY IN  15 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/4 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
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 4 leaves napa cabbage
  • 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts
  • 4 sprigs fresh mint

DIRECTIONS

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 0 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on dec. 14, 2005 by Mai TLP 
All other ingredients is right just want to confirm that in Vietnam people don't put napa... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 9, 2007 by BATCAVES 
This is a nice light and healthy meal, and very delicious. I substituted kale for the cabbage... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 26, 2004 by neb123 
This was really good. I tweeked it with more fish sauce, sugar and topped it off with fried... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on jul. 18, 2005 by APCOOKING 
Tastes very authentic. Good easy recipe. Instead of fish sauce, I used soya sauce. I also used... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on may 9, 2007 by Marj 
Our vietnamese resturant closed and I was upset. I started looking for a good noodle bowl... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 13, 2003 by MMNERD 
Wow! Yummy... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on may 10, 2004 by LauraKK 
Wondeful! Delicious in every way. This is just like I have eaten in many Vietnamese... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 30, 2007 by PJCFolbrecht 
Very tasty! I opted out of using the fish sauce, and just added a bit more salt. DH also put... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 15, 2007 by ETHERICJOURNEYS 
Yum yum!!! I added some satay-marinated chicken on top to make a meal in itself. It is the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.49 star rating.
Reviewed on jul. 13, 2005 by APORIA 
This was really good. I was worried it would be too garlicky, but the lime juice seemed to... MORE

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Nutritional Information
Vietnamese Rice-Noodle Salad

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 431

  • Total Fat: 5.3g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 187mg
  • Total Carbs: 89.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 4.1g
  • Protein: 6.6g

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