This Asian Noodle Salad is made with glass noodles, vegetables, chicken and shrimp. It's a colorful salad, deliciously served cold or warm. You'll love the Black Chinese Vinegar dressing!
Course Salad, Side Dish, Sides
Cuisine Asian, Central Asian
Keyword Asian Noodle Salad
Prep Time 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 10people
Ingredients
2chicken breastsliced into thin strips
1lb(½ kg) raw shrimppeeled and deveined
2large onions
5carrotspeeled and julienned
½daikon radish peeled and julienned
1red bell pepperjulienned
1cupgarlic chiveschopped
1packageof Bean Vermicelli noodles12oz (350g)
3clovesgarlicminced
2hot chili peppers (optional)
1bunch of fresh Cilantroabout ½ cup
⅓cupSoy Sauce
5teaspoonsBlack Chinese vinegar
vegetable oil
sesame oil
Instructions
Caramelize Onions - heat 3 tablespoons of oil on high heat and cook onions until they become translucent – approx. 3-4 minutes.
Cook Chicken - add strips of chicken and cook together until the chicken is browned and the onions are caramelised, on medium high heat - approx 8-10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Caramelize Carrots - heat 2 tablespoons of oil and cook julienned carrots until soft and caramelized - approx. 8-10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Fry Daikon and Peppers - heat 2 tablespoons of oil and 1 teaspoon of Sesame Oil. Add sliced Daikon and Red Peppers and cook for approx 3 minutes (still a bit crunchy for texture). Set aside to cool.
Stir Fry Shrimp - heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of Sesame Oil. Add minced garlic, chopped chili peppers and garlic chives. Add raw shrimp and cook until the flesh is bright pink and opaque white - approx 5-6 minutes.
Prepare Vermicelli - follow package instructions to prepare Bean Vermicelli. Alternatively, bring to a boil for about 4 minutes until they are translucent. Drain, set aside to cool. Using kitchen shears, cut noodles into shorter pieces (around 6″ pieces). Set aside and allow to cool.
Toss Together - mix together chicken, onion, carrots, daikon, red peppers, shrimp, cilantro, chilli, garlic chives and vermicelli into the large bowl and mix thoroughly. Wear disposable kitchen gloves to mix, as it's quite oil and messy.
Season with Dressing - mix together ⅓ cup of Soy Sauce with 5 teaspoons Great Wall Black Chinese Vinegar with ½ teaspoon of Sesame Oil. Mix into noodle salad. Taste and adjust flavors as needed.