High-Protein Asian Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• Large nest rice noodles (Amount not specified)
• Steak (Amount not specified; optional protein)
• 10 g Coriander (Finely chopped; use half in the salad and reserve the rest for garnish)
• 1 Carrot (Peeled and cut into matchsticks)
• 0.5 Red pepper (Cut into fine julienne)
• 0.5 Red onion (Finely sliced)
• 2 Red chillies (Finely sliced; reserve some for garnish)
• Peanuts (A handful; toast and crush)
• 2 tbsp Crispy onions
• 2 tbsp Sesame oil (For finishing)
• Spring onions (Amount not specified; chop)
• Mint (Amount not specified; leave whole, for garnish)
• 3 tbsp Fish sauce
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Red wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp Caster sugar
• 1 Red chilli (Chopped, for dressing)
• 3 Garlic (Peeled and chopped; dressing method lists 3 cloves (ingredient list says 4))
• 2 tbsp Sesame seeds (Dressing method specifies black sesame seeds)
• Butter (For basting the steak; amount not specified)
• Peanuts (Listed again as a final garnish; same handful as above)

Steps

1. 1

   Chop the red chillies, spring onions, pepper, coriander, and red onion; cut the carrot into matchsticks. Toast and crush the peanuts. Keep some sliced chilli aside for garnish.

2. 2

   Put the rice noodles in a heatproof bowl. Bring enough water to cover them to a boil, then pour the boiling water over the noodles. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave the noodles to rehydrate for 5–10 minutes.

3. 3

   Drain the noodles and place them in the refrigerator to chill.

4. 4

   While the noodles chill, combine the fish sauce, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, caster sugar, chopped red chilli, chopped garlic, and sesame seeds to make the dressing.

5. 5

   Fry the steak in a pan, basting it with butter, until medium-rare. Let it rest for as long as it cooked.

6. 6

   In a large bowl, combine the carrot, red onion, pepper, sliced chilli, half the chopped coriander, and chilled noodles. Mix well.

7. 7

   Add the dressing and mix again until the noodles and vegetables are coated. Add the rested steak if using it as the protein.

8. 8

   Transfer the salad to a serving bowl. Finish with sesame oil, sesame seeds, crispy onions, toasted crushed peanuts, the reserved chilli, and whole mint leaves. Serve chilled.

Notes

The source gives no quantity for the rice noodles, steak, peanuts, spring onions, or mint. It lists 4 garlic cloves in the ingredients but 3 in the dressing method; the method quantity is used here. The method mentions garnishing with the Asian dressing, sesame oil, and seeds; no separate extra dressing amount is specified. Butter is mentioned for basting but has no quantity. Chilling duration beyond the noodles becoming chilled is not specified.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• salad
• high-protein
• meal prep
• chilled
• noodles
• summer