Vietnamese · Lunch
Vegetable Vermicelli Bowl with Fresh Herbs
Rice vermicelli noodles are topped with quick-pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, crisp lettuce, fresh herbs, and crushed peanuts, then finished with a tangy nuoc cham style dressing made without fish sauce. Cool, crunchy, and herb-forward, the bowl is served at room temperature with lime wedges and chili on the side.
$4
20 minsPrep
8 minsCook
28 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
367Calories
10.1gProtein
6.8gFat
71.6gCarbs
19.2gSugar
6.2gFiber
777mgSodium
0mgChol
1gSat Fat
593mgPotassium
107mgCalcium
2.7mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
26mgVitamin C
vegetarian
gluten-free-adaptable
low-calorie
high-fiber
herb-salt
thirty-min-meals
hidden-gems
vegetarian
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Julienne the carrot, daikon, and cucumber. Shred the lettuce and pick the mint and cilantro leaves; set aside separately.
2
Marinate
Toss carrot and daikon with 1 tablespoon rice vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar; let sit 10 minutes until softened and tangy.
3
Boil
Bring water to a rolling boil, cook rice vermicelli 3 to 4 minutes until translucent and tender with a slight bite. Drain and rinse under cold water until cooled and no longer sticky.
4
Whisk
In a small bowl, whisk remaining vinegar, remaining sugar, lime juice, soy sauce, minced garlic, and half the sliced chili until sugar dissolves.
5
Build
Pile cooled noodles into a bowl, then arrange pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, lettuce, mint, and cilantro over the top in separate sections.
6
Plate
Spoon dressing evenly over, scatter peanuts and remaining chili on top, and serve with lime wedge.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 6.4 oz180g dry rice vermicelli noodles
- 11 carrot, about 30g
- 2.2 oz60g daikon
- 11 cucumber, about 50g
- 2 oz60g lettuce
- a small handful of mint leaves
- a small handful of cilantro leaves
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp rice vinegar
- 4 tsp4 tsp sugar-white
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 11 fresh chili
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp roasted peanuts
- 22 lime wedge, for serving
