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INGREDIENTS

  • 150 g glass noodles
  • 1/2 carrot, julienned
  • 1/3 cucumber, julienned
  • Handful of mung bean sprouts
  • Handful of chopped coriander
  • Handful of chopped spring onion
  • Crushed peanuts for garnish
  • Sesame for garnish
  • 1⁄2 Chili pepper
  • Piece of chopped ginger
  • Piece of chopped garlic
  • 150 g shrimp
  • Rice vinegar

DRESSING INGREDIENTS

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons cane sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1⁄2 Chili pepper
  • 1 finely chopped piece of ginger
  • 1 finely chopped clove of garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

  • 1
    Cut the carrot and cucumber into julienne strips.
  • 2
    Place the carrot in a bowl and add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, and fish sauce. Let it marinate.
  • 3
    Pour boiling water over the noodles, cover for 3 minutes, and drain. Let them drip dry, then cut the noodles into smaller pieces (approx. 3 – 4 cm long).
  • 4
    Add the noodles, mung bean sprouts, carrot, chopped spring onion, and coriander to a bowl.
  • 5
    Pour the dressing over the salad, which you prepare by mixing all ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
  • 6
    Sauté the shrimp with garlic and ginger, season with fish sauce, salt, and pepper. Serve the shrimp on the salad.
  • 7
    Roast the peanuts, let them cool, then crush them, but leave them in larger pieces.
  • 8
    Sprinkle the peanuts and sesame over the served salad. Season the salad with more salt and pepper to taste.
Marcela Vuong
Vietnamese specialties from Marcela Vuong's kitchen will transport you to the very heart of Asia. Marcela runs a popular cooking school and will teach you how to make the best Vietnamese recipes.

INGREDIENTS

DRESSING INGREDIENTS