Want to try something lighter after all this turkey madness? Yes! please! So today We will enjoy a light but delicious salad! yeah you heard right! salad! but come on trust me…This Thai Shrimp and noodles salad won’t let you down, fresh and full of flavors.
Ingredients
- 1 pound cooked peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1 cup fresh coriander leaves
- 1 cup of soy bean sprouts
- 1/2 red chili finely sliced
- 1/3 cup roasted salted peanuts chopped
- 9 ounces bean thread noodles glass noodles or vermicelli
- 1 lime cut into 6 wedges
- Dressing
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup fish sauce such as nam pla or nuoc nam
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- Make dressing: Whisk lime juice, fish sauce and sugar together in a jug until sugar has dissolved. Add the oil. Reserve.
- Place noodles in another large bowl. Cover with boiling water. Let stand until softened, about 4 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool; drain well. Insert scissors into noodles; cut several times. Transfer to bowl with dressing.
- Place shrimp, coriander leaves in a large bowl, mix with the noodles and dressing. Sprinkle with peanuts. Garnish with lime wedges. Serve.
If you are into fresh and simple salads like this one you could also like this Vietnamese chicken salad I poset a while ago..
If you don’t have any granulated sugar you can change this for brown sugar or a natural sweetner like agave. But this ingredient is one of the key balance of the dressing.
You can also make the dressing ahead and keep it for a few days in the fridge. When you are going to use it you whisk it a few times over. If you would like to add an extra punch, you can add a little bit of lime zest.
You can also toast the peanuts un a dry pan over low heat and when they start to get some color turn off the heat and let them cool, after cooling down, you can chop them into smaller pieces.
6 thoughts on “Thai Shrimp and noodles salad”
This is my FAVORITE Thai salad in the world! So light and refreshing and love making it extra spicy 🙂 I make it a lot at home and always get it out when we go to a Thai restaurant. Happy you shared this so I can try your version. BTW, have you ever heard of Red Boat fish sauce? It’s the best fish sauce in the world and is all-natural, plus you can order it online. You’ll have to try to get a bottle and let me know what you think. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.
Hey Karrie!! My husband is crazy about this salad too!! I have never heard of Red Boat fichs sauce, but thank you for the tip!! I will try to get a bottle and I will let you know!! Have a great weekend! cheers!
I’m a huge fan of Thai salad, its something about those tasty noodles and all those tasty Thai Flavors.
Hey Mary thank you for dropping by! We loved this salad ?
I love the addition of peanuts in this one, Gaila! In fact, this salad has a great combination of textures…which is one of the marks of a good salad! I agree that the holidays are often loaded with heavy foods, and this salad sounds perfect for a lighter lunch option! Love that simple dressing with all of the lime juice, too.
David!! how was your weekend?? Mine was good! celebrated my little brother 36’s bd, went to the movies, cooked!! so full!!Thank you for stopping by!