This Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad is everything you love about spring rolls…chopped up into a fresh and zesty pasta salad. Feel free to make yours with shrimp, chicken, pork or tofu…or keep it simple with just veggies!
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Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad
This Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad is everything you love about spring rolls...chopped up into a fresh and zesty pasta salad. Feel free to make yours with shrimp, chicken, pork or tofu...or keep it simple with just veggies!
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 8 ounces thin rice noodles
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 8 ounces cooked shrimp, diced*
- 1 English cucumber, julienned or diced
- 1 cup shredded carrots**
- 2/3 cup loosely-packed chopped fresh bean sprouts
- 2/3 cup loosely-packed chopped fresh cilantro
- 2/3 cup loosely-packed chopped fresh mint
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
- half of a small green cabbage, cored and chopped**
- 1 batch Nuoc Cham Sauce (see below)
Nuoc Cham Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 fresh Thai chili, thinly sliced (or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes)
Instructions
- To Make The Rice Noodles: Cook rice noodles according to package instructions. Once they are cooked, rinse them with cold water under a strainer until completely chilled. Then transfer to a large mixing bowl, drizzle with sesame oil, and toss until the noodles are evenly coated with the oil.
- To Make The Sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until evenly combined.
- To Bring Everything Together: Add the remaining ingredients (shrimp, cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts, cilantro, mint, peanuts, cabbage, and sauce) to the noodles, and toss until evenly combined. Taste, and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve immediately (with extra lime wedges for squeezing!), or refrigerate for up to 3 days.
Notes
*Feel free to substitute cooked chicken, pork, or tofu, if you prefer. Or you can just nix adding an extra protein entirely.
**To save a step, you can sub in 3 cups cole slaw mix for the cabbage and carrots. Or if you're not a big fan of cabbage, you can also sub in butter lettuce (or any mild green) in place of the cabbage.
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
This was so fun to make and so tasty! It did take quite a while to throw together, but was well worth it. Thank you for the recipe. I will definitely be making it again!
This sounds delicious! I am writing my shopping list so I can make this tonight. I have to finish up some school work and don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, but my family and I need to eat. This recipe could not at the most perfect time. Quick, nutritious and inexpensive. Thanks for sharing ?
This is SO GOOD. I’ve been texting friends about it for over 24 hours. I’ve never been so excited about a salad!!
OMG. Loved it with the peanut thai dressing! Rolled a couple as spring rolls later to take to work the next day! Amazing and perfect during Lent! Homerun Ali. Making it for my son next weekend!!
I made this for dinner, it was a big hit. I substituted roman lettuce for the bean sprouts and it was perfect, it was good crunch.
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for organic grocery I recommend https://www.veritas.es/ – they have tienda online
But if you have time (which I often haven’t ) discovering small ethnic shops is super fun! and with some patience you can fins real gems like Mini Mix – small Russian convenient store near Barceloneta metro station. It looks like nothing from the outside but they have a great bread from German bakery which is a real deal :) + some typical products from Eastern Europe.
cheers!
This is sooooo good! Thank you for the recipe!
I used rotisserie chicken instead of the shrimp, a broccoli slaw mix from the store, and the peanut sauce. Definitely going to be making this regularly. It’s so refreshing after all the heavier meals of winter. The fresh mint and lime go so well together.
Please breakdown aall nutrition facts so us Weight Watchers can do the math Thanks,
Yummyyyyyy. It looks very delicious! A must to share it on my Pinterest Board “Healthy Meets Tasty” xoxo
I love spring rolls, but i have never had them as a salad, sounds delicious and slightly healthier, looking forward to try it out!
Yes sounds great, make myself a tall glass of Thai iced tea….all set.