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

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25 min.

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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.