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Cold Vietnamese Noodle Bowl

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 10

A base of lentils and seasoned vermicelli noodles is topped with cabbage, bean sprouts, carrots, cilantro, mint, scallions, jalapeño, peanuts, and grilled chicken breast.

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

    1 ½ cups (375 mL) seasoned rice vinegar

    1 Tbsp (15 mL) fish sauce

    2 Tbsp (30 mL) ginger, grated

    1 Tbsp (15 mL) lime juice

    1 Tbsp (15 mL) canola oil

    5 cups (1.25 L) rice vermicelli noodles, cooked and cooled

    5 cups (1.25 L) whole red lentils, cooked and cooled

    5 cups (1.25 L) Napa cabbage, shredded

    5 cups (1.25 L) fresh bean sprouts

    4 cups (1L) carrots, grated

    4 cups (1L) cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

    4 cups (1 L) mint leaves, roughly chopped

    2 cups (500 mL) scallions, thinly sliced

    2 cups (500 mL) jalapeño, thinly sliced

    1 cup (250 mL) peanuts, roasted and salted, roughly chopped

    20 oz (600 g) chicken breast, grilled and thinly sliced

    10 oz (300 mL) hoisin sauce

    10 oz (300 mL) oyster sauce

    1 tsp (5 mL) sesame oil


Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine vinegar, fish sauce, ginger, lime juice, and canola oil. Whisk to emulsify and then drizzle over the noodles and lentils to coat and season.
  2. Evenly into 10 shallow bowls, create a base of the cold noodle and lentil combination with cabbage and bean sprouts.
  3. Top with carrots, cilantro, mint, scallions, jalapeño, and peanuts.
  4. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together hoisin, oyster, and sesame oil.
  5. Finish each bowl with 2 oz of chicken breast and drizzle of hoisin mixture.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 1 bowl
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 540
  • Total Fat 12 g
  • Saturated Fat 2 g
  • Cholesterol 60 mg
  • Carbohydrates 77 g
  • Dietary Fibre 16 g
  • Sugar 20 g
  • Protein 36 g
  • Sodium 1670 mg
  • Potassium 1272 mg
  • Folate 311 mcg