Vietanamese Chicken and Rice Noodle Salad

Submitted by Abby Girl

"This makes a lovely summer dinner. I got this recipe from our local paper"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Ingredients

• 3 1⁄2 ounces wide rice noodles
• 12 ounces chicken, cooked and shredded
• 2 cups cucumbers, diced
• 2 cups carrots, shrededed
• 1 cup green bell pepper, julienne
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

• Dressig

• 1⁄3 cup fish sauce or 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1⁄4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 -2 tablespoon curry paste
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1⁄2 cup peanuts, chopped (optional)

directions

1. In a large pot of boiling water, cook noodles for 5 - 8 minutes or until tender; drain. Rinse under cold water; drain.
2. Transfer to a large bowl. Add chicken, cucumbers, carrots, peppers and cilantro.
3. Dressing: In a small bowl, blend together fish sauce, vinegar, lime juice, curry paste, sugar, garlic and sesame oil.
4. Add dressing to noodle mixture, toss to combine. Sprinkle with peanuts of using.

Reviews

[mianbao]

This makes a nice salad, however, the dressing is rather too strongly flavored for me. I was worried about it, so instead of mixing everything together, I prepared one serving with the dressing from the recipe. I like the vegetable mix and the chicken and noodles are fine. When I eat the rest of the salad, I will dilute the dressing with lime juice and maybe some vegetable oil. Of course, everyone is different, but I will use this recipe with a somewhat altered dressing in the future. Thank you for sharing this with us.