Vietnamese Shrimp and Glass Noodle Salad

Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson

Show: Nigella FeastsEpisode: Feel-Good Food

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Prep Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 30 min
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Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Vietnamese Dressing:

2 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
2 fresh long red chiles, seeded and finely diced or julienned
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger
4 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
1 lime, juiced
4 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons groundnut oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Salad:

8 ounces cooked small shrimp
6 ounces glass noodles
4 ounces sugar snap peas
4 ounces bean sprouts
3 scallions, sliced into thin circles
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves, to garnish

Directions

To make the Vietnamese Dressing, simply mix all the ingredients together. This will keep very well in a tightly sealed jar in the refrigerator for at least a week.

To make the salad, marinate the shrimp in 1/2 cup of the Vietnamese Dressing. While this is going on, soak the noodles in freshly boiled water according to packet instructions. Once re-hydrated, refresh the noodles in cold water, then drain. Put the sugar snaps and bean sprouts into a colander and pour over freshly boiled water from a kettle. Rinse them with cold water and drain well, just shaking the colander, so they're not actually wet.

In a large bowl, mix the marinated shrimp with the drained noodles, scallions, sugar snaps, and bean sprouts. Dress with 2 tablespoons more of the Vietnamese Dressing; add more dressing, to taste, if desired.

Sprinkle over the chopped cilantro and toss everything together well before arranging onto a large plate.

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recipe Vietnamese Shrimp and Glass Noodle Salad
B Austin, TX 08-11-2009
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Great Lunch idea
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is a fabulous dish. Simple, great taste; just what you expect from Nigella!
recipe Vietnamese Shrimp and Glass Noodle Salad
Melissa Flower Mound, TX 10-05-2008
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Substitution question
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Is there a reasonable substitution for the fish sauce?
recipe Vietnamese Shrimp and Glass Noodle Salad
Christa Edina, MN 07-24-2008
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Yum!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe! I've made it two nights in a row. Tastes very much like what you would find in a Vietnamese restaurant.
recipe Vietnamese Shrimp and Glass Noodle Salad
Elisa New York, NY 11-26-2007
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Great dressing on any salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Everyone at my party's asking me about this dish. I use the dressing all the time on other salads and vegetable dishes and... it taste wonderful!Read more
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Anonymous 10-18-2007
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Yum
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is easy, fast and yummy. It does take a few specialty ingredients, however they are readily available in most... grocery stores.Read more
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Anonymous 07-27-2007
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OK
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The dressing is wonderful, but you can't really east it as something other than a dressing. Maybe if you marinate the... shrimp, then cook them. Otherwise the chilis can't be eaten. Will definitely make it again though, with modifications.Read more