Vegan Thai Noodle Salad with Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
This Vegan Thai Noodle Salad is the perfect way to keep cool in the summer! Vermicelli noodles and crisp vegetables are tossed in a Sweet Chili Vinaigrette for the best of summer salads.
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4people
Ingredients
Sweet Chili Dressing
1inchfresh gingerpeeled and roughly chopped
2clovegarlicpeeled and roughly chopped
1/2cupfresh lime juice about 5 limes
1/4cuptamari
3/4cupsafflower oilor other neutral-tasting oil
1tsptoasted sesame oil
1/2cuporganic cane sugar
3tbspsriracha
1tspcrushed red pepper flakes
Vegan Thai Noodle Salad
18 oz pkg.vermicelli rice noodlessoaked in hot water in accordance with the package directions
1English cucumberwashed and diced
1red bell pepperwashed, deseeded and diced
1avocadocubed
15 oz pkgfresh basilwashed and roughly chopped
15 oz pkgfresh mintwashed and roughly chopped
crushed red pepper flakesto taste
saltto taste
Instructions
Combine the ginger, garlic, lime juice, tamari, oil, sugar, sriracha sauce and red pepper flakes in a blender or mini food processor. Blend until smooth. Set aside.
Add the vermicelli noodles, cucumber, red pepper and avocado to a large bowl. Dress with the Sweet Chili Lime Dressing to your liking. Toss until the rice noodles are thoroughly coated with the dressing and chill until serving.
Serve topped with fresh mint & basil and season with crushed red pepper and salt, to taste
Notes
If you’re looking to boost this dish to make more of a meal, consider adding baked tofu cubes or chilled edamame. It’s a great way to put some protein into this dish!
After soaking the vermicelli noodles in hot water, be sure to rinse the noodles in cold water to stop the cooking process.
The Sweet Chili Lime Dressing makes a great dipping sauce as well (think Vietnamese Spring Rolls)! To thicken the dressing, combine 1 tbsp of cornstarch with 1 tbsp of water. Bring the dressing to a low simmer in a small saucepan and add the cornstarch slurry. Stir to combine and continue to stir as the dressing simmers. The cornstarch with cause it to thicken. Cook until you reach the desired consistency. Allow to cool and then store the dipping sauce in the refrigerator.
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