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Mung Bean Thread Salad

Type: Grains, Vegetables
Courses: Salads, Starters and appetizers
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Dressing
1 tablespoon 15mlFinely-chopped cilantro
1   Pickled garlic clove - minced
1   Chile - thinly sliced
1/3 cup 78mlWhite vinegar
1/4 cup 49g / 1.7ozSugar
  Salt - to taste
  Salad
8 oz 227gMung bean - (cellophane) noodles, soaked in
  Hot water - drained
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozPrawns - boiled, and
  Thinly sliced
3   Green onions - thinly sliced
2   Celery stalks - thinly sliced, plus
  Light green celery leaves - roughly chopped
1   Tomato - cored, seeded,
  And cut into strips
1/4 cup 59mlDried shrimp - crisp fried,
  And cooled
  Green lettuce leaves - washed
  Cilantro leaves

Recipe Instructions

Place the cilantro, garlic and chile in a mortar and grind to a paste, or use a blender.

Transfer this mixture to a saucepan, and add the vinegar, sugar and salt. Heat to a boil, remove from the heat and cool.

Set aside.

Cut the soaked noodles into 3-inch lengths. Mix the noodles, prawns, onions and celery together in a bowl. Pour the dressing over the top and toss gently to coat. Add the tomato, and shrimps and gently toss again.

Serve on lettuce leaves with cilantro leaves garnishing the top.

Source:
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

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