Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 5 cloves garlic <br>- 1 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro <br>- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced <br>- 3 tablespoons white sugar <br>- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice <br>- 3 tablespoons vegetarian fish sauce <br>- 1 (12 ounce) package dried rice noodles <br>- 2 carrots, julienned <br>- 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and chopped <br>- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint <br>- 4 leaves napa cabbage <br>- 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts <br>- 4 sprigs fresh mint <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Mince the garlic with the cilantro and the hot pepper. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the lime juice, fish sauce or salt and sugar; stir well. Let the sauce sit for 5 minutes. <br>step 2: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rice noodles; boil them for 2 minutes. Drain well. Rinse the noodles with cold water until they have cooled. Let them drain again. <br>step 3: Combine the sauce, noodles, carrots, cucumber, mint and Napa cabbage in a large serving bowl. Toss well and serve the salad garnished with the peanuts and mint sprigs. <br>

Ingredients
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 cup loosely packed chopped cilantro
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons vegetarian fish sauce
- 1 (12 ounce) package dried rice noodles
- 2 carrots, julienned
- 1 cucumber, halved lengthwise and chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
- 4 leaves napa cabbage
- 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts
- 4 sprigs fresh mint

Directions
step 1: Mince the garlic with the cilantro and the hot pepper. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, add the lime juice, fish sauce or salt and sugar; stir well. Let the sauce sit for 5 minutes.
step 2: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rice noodles; boil them for 2 minutes. Drain well. Rinse the noodles with cold water until they have cooled. Let them drain again.
step 3: Combine the sauce, noodles, carrots, cucumber, mint and Napa cabbage in a large serving bowl. Toss well and serve the salad garnished with the peanuts and mint sprigs.

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