Vietnamese Prawn & Noodle Salad With Crispy Shallots
This refreshing and vibrant noodle salad is a symphony of flavors and textures. Thin rice noodles form the base of this dish, accompanied by succulent prawns, crunchy cucumber ribbons, and fragrant herbs. The dressing, a blend of zesty lime juice, sweet brown sugar, pungent fish sauce, and sharp garlic, ties everything together. Topped with crispy shallots and roasted peanuts, this salad is a blend of freshness and crunch, perfect for a light and satisfying meal.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 200g thin rice noodles
- 200g large cooked, peeled prawns
- 1 small red onion , halved and sliced
- 1 small red chilli , sliced
- 1 small cucumber , shaved into ribbons (use a peeler)
- 1 large handful each coriander and mint
- 2 tbsp roasted peanuts , roughly chopped
- juice 3 limes
- 1 tbsp soft brown sugar
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 1 garlic clove , crushed
- 5 shallots , thinly sliced
- vegetable oil , for frying
- flour , for dusting
Instructions
- For the crispy shallots, heat 5cm of oil until hot in a wok. You will know the oil is hot enough when one piece of shallot sizzles as soon as it’s dropped in. Toss the shallot slices with flour, shake off excess and fry in the oil until golden. They fry quickly, about 1 min. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with salt and set aside.
- To make the dressing, mix the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and garlic and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, pour boiling water over the noodles. Leave them for 2 mins or until they are just cooked, then rinse under cold water. Drain well, shaking the sieve numerous times to get out the excess water, then place back in the bowl. Add prawns, onion, chilli, cucumber and herbs. Pour the dressing over, mix, then sprinkle with the shallots and peanuts.
Cook Time
10M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 331 calories
- Fat Content: 7 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 1 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 53 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 7 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 18 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 1.41 milligram of sodium
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