Description
A vibrant and refreshing Thai glass noodle salad bursting with flavors and textures.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.4 oz dry glass noodles
- 1 Tablespoon dried shrimp (optional)
- 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges
- 1/4 cup julienned onion
- 1 stalk Chinese celery, thinly sliced
- 6 medium or large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3.5 oz ground pork
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 10 sprigs cilantro
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1–3 Thai chilies, to taste
- 1 Tablespoon palm sugar, finely chopped, packed
- 2 Tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
Instructions
- Soak the glass noodles in room temperature water for about 7-10 minutes until soft.
- Prepare the dressing by pounding garlic and Thai chilies together in a mortar until fine.
- Add palm sugar to the paste and mix until dissolved, then stir in fish sauce and lime juice.
- Prepare dried shrimp by covering it with water and microwaving for about 45-60 seconds.
- Combine fresh ingredients in a large bowl: tomato, onion, celery, and pounded dried shrimp.
- Cook the glass noodles by boiling for about 2 minutes until just cooked, then drain.
- Cook the fresh shrimp in boiling water for 30-45 seconds until pink.
- Cook ground pork in a small amount of water with fish sauce until fully cooked.
- Now toss everything together with the glass noodles and dressing until well mixed.
- Add cilantro leaves and peanuts on top before serving.
Notes
Ensure to taste the balance of flavors as you adjust sweet, sour, salty, and spicy to your liking.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 70mg