Saigon Noodle Salad

Ingredients

• 0.25 cups water , or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar , or more to taste
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 0.5 teaspoons Sriracha sauce

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients.

2. 2

   Whisk water, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, and Sriracha together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.

3. 3

   Bring a large pot of water to a full boil; remove from heat. Add rice noodles; soak for 1 minute. Stir to separate noodles; continue soaking until noodles are tender, about 3 minutes more. Drain noodles. Rinse with cold water until cool; shake and drain in a colander to remove as much water as possible.

4. 4

   Combine noodles, cabbage, carrots, shrimp, bean sprouts, cucumber slices, green onions, mint, cilantro, and basil in a large bowl.

5. 5

   Drizzle dressing over salad; toss to coat. Top with chopped peanuts.