Bean Thread Salad (Yum Woon Sen)
This salad is very easy to make, and combines the sour, sweet and salty flavors typical of Thai cuisine.
Yield
4 servingsPrep
60 minCook
5 minReady
65 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup |
shrimp, dried
large |
* |
| 2 | ounces |
mungbean noodles
|
* |
| 4 | medium |
shrimp
raw, shelled and deviened |
*
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
lime juice
|
|
| 2 ½ | tablespoons |
fish sauce
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | medium |
mushrooms
thinly sliced |
|
| 1 | each |
celery stalks
thinly sliced at an angle |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced into 1-1/2 inch lengths |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cilantro
coarsely chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
red lettuce
washed and drained |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | ml |
shrimp, dried
large |
* |
| 57.8 | ml/g |
mungbean noodles
|
* |
| 4 | medium |
shrimp
raw, shelled and deviened |
*
|
| 45 | ml |
lime juice
|
|
| 38 | ml |
fish sauce
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | medium |
mushrooms
thinly sliced |
|
| 1 | each |
celery stalks
thinly sliced at an angle |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
sliced into 1-1/2 inch lengths |
|
| 15 | ml |
cilantro
coarsely chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
red lettuce
washed and drained |
*
|
Directions
Pound dried shrimp in a mortar to flatten them into soft, crumbly pieces. (They should still be in relatively whole pieces.) Set aside.
Soak the mung bean thread noodle in water for 1 hour, until soft.
Using a strainer to hold the noodles, dip them into boiling for 1 second.
Remove and immediately dip into ice water to stop the cooking.
Drain well and set aside.
Using a strainer to hold the prawns, boil for 6 seconds until they turn pink.
Drain well.
Combine prawns and lime juice in a medium bowl; let stand 1 minute.
Add the dried shrimp, noodles, fish sauce, sugar, mush- rooms rooms, celery, green onions and coriander leaves.
Arrange the salad on a bed of lettuce and serve immediately.
PER SERVING: 105 calories, 5 g protein, 15 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 32 mg cholesterol, 912 carbohydrate, 1 g fiber.
