Sweet & Spicy Tuna Salad With Rice Noodles, Thai Basil & Crushed Peanuts
Sweet & Spicy Tuna Salad With Rice Noodles, Thai Basil & Crushed Peanuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup cos lettuce roughly chopped
- 250 g rice noodles flat
- 180 g canned tuna chill flavour (optional)
- 1 lebanese cucumber cut into half moons
- 1 cup frozen edamame beans thawed
- 5 spring onion finely sliced
- 2 carrots shaved, grated or cut into thin batons
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 cup coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 cup bean shoots
- 1/2 red chilli long, finely sliced
- 1/2 cup peanut finely chopped or crushed
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2-3 tablespoons water
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic minced or finely chopped
- 1/2 red chilli long, finely sliced
Instructions
Method:
- Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked rice noodles, chopped cos lettuce, tuna, sliced cucumber, thawed edamame beans, finely sliced spring onions, and shaved or grated carrots. Add the Thai basil leaves, chopped coriander, and bean shoots to the salad mixture and toss to combine.
- For the dressing: whisk together the fish sauce, lime juice, water, brown sugar, garlic and red chili. Adjust to taste. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss everything together until well coated.
- Garnish with finely chopped or crushed peanuts and additional sliced chili (optional).
Nutrition
Calories: 510kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 20gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 1392mgPotassium: 882mgFiber: 13gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 6801IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 247mgIron: 6mg
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