About the Recipe

Ingredients
Salad:
12 ounces thin Asian vermicelli noodles such as rice sticks or mung bean
2 carrots, shredded
4 green onions, chopped
1 ½ cups fresh bean sprouts
½ peppers julienne
¼ snow peas julienne
1 small water chestnut
⅓ cup chopped cilantro
Dressing:
4.5 oz fish sauce
½ cup seasoned rice vinegar
5 tablespoons sugar
5 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
½ cup sweet chilli sauce
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon Sambal
1 teaspoon cumin
1 oz Mirin
1 lime juiced
Preparation
Soften the vermicelli noodles in a large bowl by covering them with boiling water and soaking for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Rinse under chilly water, drain, and add to a large bowl. Add the shredded carrots, peppers, snow peas, bean sprouts and chopped cilantro to the noodles.
In a glass jar fitted with a lid or a bowl, mix the fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic, sweet chilli sauce, soya sauce, grated ginger, Sriracha, cumin, mirin, and crushed red pepper. Pour ¾ of the dressing over the noodles and toss to coat. Add more dressing if desired. Sprinkle with more cilantro and green onion and a squeeze of lime if desired. Salad can be made ahead and refrigerated overnight, however if making ahead, add the cilantro just before serving.




