Vietnamese Shrimp and Rice Salad | Family Style Food

Vietnamese Shrimp and Rice Salad

Name: Vietnamese Shrimp and Rice Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cup cooked short grain rice; 4 ounces cooked and peeled shrimp; 1 large carrot; 1 Persian cucumber; 1 green onion; ¼ cup fresh cilantro or mint leaves; 1 tablespoon roasted peanut oil; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; ½ teaspoon crushed red chili; 2 tablespoons crushed roasted unsalted peanuts

Serves 220 mins prep10 mins cook

Healthy 15-minute Vietnamese-style shrimp and rice salad with fresh crunchy vegetables, roasted peanuts and a sweet-and-sour lime sauce. *Gluten-free recipe.

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What you need

cup cilantro

tbsp peanut oil

tbsp lime juice

tbsp granulated sugar

tsp fish sauce

tsp crushed red pepper

tbsp sunflower seed

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Instructions


0 Heat the package of rice on high in a microwave for 1 minute according to package directions, or heat homemade cooked rice until warm. Transfer to a medium bowl and cool 5 minutes.
1 Add the shrimp, carrot, cucumber, green onion and cilantroto the bowl. Add the peanut oil and gently toss the salad until combined.
2 In a small bowl, stir together the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and chili until the sugar is dissolved. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sauce over the rice salad.
3 Sprinkle the salad with the peanuts and serve, with additional sauce on the side.

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