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Vietnamese-style Chicken Salad with Noodles & Herbs

Having another ‘What’s for dinner?’ midweek meltdown? This simple Vietnamese salad is fresh and filling, and features chicken, noodles, herbs and a zingy dressing. It’s light, lush and full of crunch, thanks to some rather delicious crispy toppings!

PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
2 minutes
SERVES
4
Ingredients

1 x roast/rotisserie chicken, bones discarded, meat shredded

1 small carrot, finely julienned

1 cup finely shredded cabbage

1 long red chilli, finely sliced

½ cup torn mint leaves, plus extra to serve

2 spring onions (scallions), finely sliced

¼ cup fried shallots

270g packet rice vermicelli noodles

Thai basil, to serve (optional)

butter lettuce leaves, to serve

¼ cup crunchy fried noodles

 

Dressing:

¼ cup honey

2 tbsp white vinegar

2 tbsp fish sauce

Steps
  • Step 1

    Put a large pot of water over high heat and bring to the boil.

  • Step 2

    In the meantime, place the chicken in a large bowl along with the carrot, cabbage, chilli, mint, spring onion and fried shallots. Set aside until ready to serve.

  • Step 3

    For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together. Drizzle half of the dressing over the chicken mixture, then use your hands to give everything a good toss. You want a mere whisper of dressing on everything rather than everything to be saturated. Save the remaining dressing for later.

  • Step 4

    Cook the noodles in the boiling water for 2 minutes or until just cooked. Drain and rinse under tap water to cool. Use your hands to form little bundles of noodles and place them on a platter. Add the lettuce to the plate too, as well as the extra mint and Thai basil (if using).

  • Step 5

    Sprinkle the crispy noodles over the dressed salad. Serve with the bundles of noodles, herbs and lettuce on the side, plus the additional dressing.

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Anonymous
January 24, 2023

Easy to follow recipes

Easy to follow her recipes

John
December 6, 2022

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Fantastic salad an absolute cracker, so healthy so vibrant so many contrasting colors and flavors. If you don’t like coriander or cilantro, try using the sawtooth variety.

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