YUM WOON SEN (THAI GLASS NOODLE SALAD)
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 4 oz. glass noodles (aka cellophane noodles or bean thread)
  • ¼ lb. ground pork
  • 1 lb. shrimp
  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced
  • ½ pint cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2-3 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped peanuts (or almonds or cashews)
  • ¼ cup Fish Sauce
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons Agave (or sugar)
  • 3-4 Thai chilies, finely chopped
  • 3-4 cups water (to cook pork and shrimp)
Instructions
  1. Boil the water in a medium pot, add the ground pork. Cook until the pork is no longer pink. Take them out from the pot and transfer into a large bowl.
  2. Cook the shrimp for a few minutes in the same boiling water. Once they turn pink, scoop them out and transfer them into the same bowl.
  3. Cook the noodles for a few minutes (do not over cook them). Transfer into the bowl. If they are too long, you can cut them.
  4. Add all the veggies and herbs (shallots, cherry tomatoes, celery, green onions, cilantro, Thai chilies) and the dressing (Fish Sauce, lime juice and Agave or sugar). Toss gently until everything is combined. Taste if it needs more Fish Sauce, lime or Agave (or sugar). It should be tangy, sweet and a little salty.
  5. Sprinkle some chopped peanuts (or almond or cashew) on top. Serve right away with some Jasmin rice.
Notes
You may need to add more dressing to the noodles if too dry. Some brands soak up the dressing more than others.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/yum-woon-sen-thai-glass-noodle-salad/