Name: Saigon Noodle Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Water, or more to taste - ¼ cup; Lime juice - 3 tablespoons; Fish sauce - 3 tablespoons; Brown sugar, or more to taste - 3 tablespoons; Garlic, minced - 1 clove; Minced fresh ginger root - 1 teaspoon; Sriracha chile sauce - ½ teaspoon; (linguine-width) rice noodles - 1 (8 ounce) package; Thinly sliced Napa (Chinese) cabbage - 2 cups; Matchstick-cut carrots - 1 ½ cups; Grilled shrimp - 8 ounces; Bean sprouts - 1 cup; English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices - ½; Green onions, thinly sliced - 2; Chopped fresh mint - 2 ⅔ tablespoons; Chopped fresh cilantro - 2 ⅔ tablespoons; Chopped fresh basil - 2 ⅔ tablespoons; Coarsely chopped peanuts - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Saigon Noodle Salad

1. Water, or more to taste ¼ cup

2. Lime juice 3 tablespoons

3. Fish sauce 3 tablespoons

4. Brown sugar, or more to taste 3 tablespoons

5. Garlic, minced 1 clove

6. Minced fresh ginger root 1 teaspoon

7. Sriracha chile sauce ½ teaspoon

8. (linguine-width) rice noodles 1 (8 ounce) package

9. Thinly sliced Napa (Chinese) cabbage 2 cups

10. Matchstick-cut carrots 1 ½ cups

11. Grilled shrimp 8 ounces

12. Bean sprouts 1 cup

13. English cucumber, halved lengthwise and cut into thin slices ½

14. Green onions, thinly sliced 2

15. Chopped fresh mint 2 ⅔ tablespoons

16. Chopped fresh cilantro 2 ⅔ tablespoons

17. Chopped fresh basil 2 ⅔ tablespoons

18. Coarsely chopped peanuts ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Saigon Noodle Salad

1 . Stage

Whisk water, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and Sriracha together in a bowl until the sugar is dissolved.

2 . Stage

Bring a large pot of water to a full boil; remove from heat and soak rice noodles in the hot water for 1 minute. Stir to separate the noodles and continue soaking until the noodles are tender, about 3 minutes more. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water until cooled. Shake noodles in colander to drain as much water as possible.

3 . Stage

Mix noodles, cabbage, carrots, shrimp, bean sprouts, cucumber slices, green onions, mint, cilantro, and basil together in a large bowl. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Top with chopped peanuts.