Sweet & Spicy Tuna Salad With Rice Noodles, Thai Basil & Crushed Peanuts
Servings 4
Calories 510
Ingredients
- 250 g rice noodles flat
- 1 cup cos lettuce roughly chopped
- 180 g canned tuna chilli flavour works well
- 1 lebanese cucumber cut into half moons
- 1 cup edamame beans thawed
- 5 spring onions finely sliced
- 2 carrots shaved, grated or cut into thin batons
- 1 cup thai basil leaves
- 1 cup Fresh coriander roughly chopped
- 1 cup bean shoots
- 0.5 red chilli long, finely sliced
- 0.5 cup peanuts finely chopped or crushed
- 0.25 cup fish sauce
- 0.25 cup lime juice
- 2-3 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic crushed or finely chopped
- 0.5 red chilli long, finely sliced
Instructions
- Cook the rice noodles according to packet instructions. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Set aside.250 g rice noodles
- In a large bowl, combine the rice noodles, cos lettuce, tuna, cucumber, edamame beans, spring onion and carrot. Add the thai basil, coriander and bean shoots and toss to combine.250 g rice noodles, 1 cup cos lettuce, 180 g canned tuna, 1 lebanese cucumber, 1 cup edamame beans, 5 spring onions, 2 carrots, 1 cup thai basil leaves, 1 cup Fresh coriander, 1 cup bean shoots
- For the dressing: Whisk together all the ingredients. Adjust to taste.0.25 cup lime juice, 2-3 tbsp water, 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1 clove garlic, 0.5 red chilli
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss everything together until well coated. Garnish with the peanuts and some extra sliced chilli, if desired.0.5 cup peanuts, 0.5 red chilli