Description
This is a good salad for a hot day.
Ingredients
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
- ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- ¼ cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons vegetarian fish sauce
- 1 (12 ounce) package dried rice noodles
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
- 4 leaves napa cabbage
- ¼ cup unsalted peanuts
- 4 sprigs fresh mint
Instructions
- Mince the garlic with the cilantro and the hot pepper. Transfer the mixture to a bowl
- add the lime juice
- fish sauce or salt and sugar; stir well. Let the sauce sit for 5 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rice noodles; boil them for 2 minutes. Drain well. Rinse the noodles with cold water until they have cooled. Let them drain again.
- Combine the sauce
- noodles
- carrots
- cucumber
- mint and Napa cabbage in a large serving bowl. Toss well and serve the salad garnished with the peanuts and mint sprigs.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Servings: 4