Vietnamese Style Noodle Salad
This noodle salad packs a perfectly balanced punch of flavour – from the richness of the smoked mackerel to the zing of the fish sauce, lime and chilli. It is a great salad for days when it’s too hot for heavy food, but you need something substantial to eat!
Smoked mackerel is a delicious way to eat oily fish, rich in healthy omega-3 fat. Along with five portions of plant-based foods, this recipe really ticks all the nutrition boxes!
Requiring minimal preparation, you can have this dish on your table in about 10 minutes.
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Vietnamese Style Noodle Salad
Ingredients
Vietnamese Style Dressing
- 0.5 Chilli (red)
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1 tsp Honey
- 0.5 Lime (juice only)
- 1 tbsp Water
Noodle Salad
- 100 g Rice Noodles (Vermicelli, brown or white)
- 1 Carrot
- 0.25 Cucumber
- 150 g Smoked Mackerel
- 60 g Beansprouts
- 5 g Fresh Coriander
- 50 g Peanuts (roasted)
Instructions
- Begin by making the dressing. Finely chop the red chilli and crush the garlic. Place into a small bowl and add the fish sauce, rice vinegar, honey, lime juice and water. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- Cook the rice noodles according to the packet instructions, and rinse with lots of cold water.
- Grate the carrots and cucumber. Flake the mackerel into pieces.
- Assemble all the salad ingredients into a bowl, drizzle with the dressing and garnish with chopped fresh coriander and roasted peanuts.
Notes
- Nut-free use toasted pumpkin and sunflower seeds
- You could replace the smoked mackerel with left-over roast chicken or tofu.
- The dressing would be delicious on any salad, so if you have any spare, experiment with pouring it over other things. I love it on roasted veg.
- The salad is best freshly prepared, so bring it together just before you want to eat it.
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