Vietnamese chicken noodle salad

Pack all the fresh flavours of traditional Vietnamese into this chicken noodle salad.

Recipe «Vietnamese chicken noodle salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 15 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 small single chicken breast fillets, 150g rice stick noodles, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 2 tbsp fresh lime juice, 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce , 2 tsp fish sauce, 2 tsp peanut oil, 100g finely shredded Chinese cabbage , 2 carrots, peeled, coarsely grated, 8 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally, 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves.

Ingredients:

• 3 small single chicken breast fillets 
• 150g rice stick noodles 
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar 
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice 
• 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 
• 2 tsp fish sauce 
• 2 tsp peanut oil 
• 100g finely shredded Chinese cabbage 
• 2 carrots, peeled, coarsely grated 
• 8 green shallots, ends trimmed, thinly sliced diagonally 
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves 
• 1/4 cup firmly packed fresh coriander leaves 

Instructions

1. Place chicken in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer chicken to a plate. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly. Coarsely shred chicken and place in a large bowl.
2. Meanwhile, place noodles in a large heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 5 minutes to soften. Stir with a fork to separate. Drain well.
3. Place vinegar, lime juice, sweet chilli sauce, fish sauce and oil in a screw-top jar and shake until well combined.
4. Add the noodles, cabbage, carrot, green shallot, mint and coriander to the chicken and gently toss to combine. Drizzle with dressing and gently toss to combine. Divide the salad among serving plates and serve immediately.