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Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad

[heart_this] · May 31, 2013 · 24 Comments

Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad

A salad inspired by the ingredients of Vietnamese summer rolls with shrimp and rice noodles along with plenty of vegetable and herbs in a peanut or nuoc cham dressing.

When I came across the idea of a Vietnamese summer roll salad on Tasty Kitchen I immediately knew that I would have to try it! Vietnamese summer rolls , goi cuon, consist of meat, vegetables, rice noodles and fresh herbs that are rolled up in rice paper and served at room temperate, without deep frying, accompanied by a dipping sauce. I like to make my summer rolls with shrimp along with plenty of fresh vegetables like cucumber, peppers, carrots, lettuce, bean sprouts, etc and fresh herbs like basil, mint and cilantro and since they are served at room temperature or even cool, it makes them a truly amazing treat on hot summer days. Vietnamese summer rolls are usually served with a dipping sauce the most common of which are a fish sauce based nuoc cham or a Vietnamese style spicy peanut and hoisin sauce. As you can see these summer rolls are practically already just salads wrapped up in rice paper so it is pretty easy to transform the rolls into a salad and to change the dipping sauce into a dressing and I did just that for this salad!

Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad
Add your dressing of choice and the salad is ready to serve!

Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad
Vietnamese  Peanut Sauce

Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad

Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

A salad inspired by the ingredients of Vietnamese summer rolls with shrimp and rice noodles along with plenty of vegetable and herbs in a peanut or nuoc cham dressing.

ingredients
  • 8 ounces vermicelli rice noodles, cooked as directed on package
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 8 ounces shrimp, shelled and deviened
  • 2 cups lettuce, torn
  • 1 cup cucumber, sliced
  • 1 cup carrot, julienned
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 1/4 cup basil, torn
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, torn
  • 1/4 cup mint, torn
  • 1/4 cup peanuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
  • 2 birds eye chilies, sliced
  • 1/4 cup peanut dressing or nuoc cham
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat, add the shallot and cook until lightly golden brown, about 3-5 minutes, and set aside.
  2. Add the shrimp and cook until pink, about 1-2 minutes per side, and set aside.
  3. Assemble the salad, toss in dressing and enjoy.
Vietnamese Peanut and Hoisin Dressing

Vietnamese Peanut and Hoisin Dressing

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 1

A sweet, sour and garlicky peanut and hoisin dipping sauce.

ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice (~ 1 lime)
  • 1 birds eye chili, sliced (or 1 teaspoon chili sauce)
directions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, add the garlic and saute until fragrant.
  2. Add the peanut butter, hoisin sauce, water, fish sauce, lime juice and chili and simmer until it thickens a bit, about 5 minutes.
Note: For a thicker dipping sauce rather than a dressing only use 1/4 cup water.
Note: This sauce can come much darker depending on the ratio of peanut butter to hoisin sauce. I prefer the peanut butter to be the dominant flavour but you can experiment with the amounts to get it just the way you like it.
Option: Change the flavours up a bit by using different nut butters like cashew butter or almond butter.
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Comments

  1. Tieghan says

    May 31, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    I LOVE this salad! I actually just mad something very similar because a reader suggested it! But my gosh I live the shrimp and the dressing is just killer! Great recipe Kevin!

    Reply
  2. Cassie | Bake Your Day says

    May 31, 2013 at 12:41 pm

    I love all of these flavors…so much. Beautiful salad, Kevin!

    Reply
  3. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    May 31, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    Splendid! This fresh and flavorful salad is so droolworthy.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  4. Kari Lindsay says

    May 31, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    Such a crisp and refreshing salad that looks pretty too!

    Reply
  5. Maria says

    May 31, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    I am loving that dressing!

    Reply
  6. A SPICY PERSPECTIVE says

    May 31, 2013 at 1:26 pm

    Yum!! And that dressing looks amazing!

    Reply
  7. Julie @ Table for Two says

    May 31, 2013 at 1:28 pm

    This looks awesome!! It's so beautiful and it's the perfect summer salad 🙂

    Reply
  8. Y vearl says

    May 31, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    You did it again! Can't wait to try this. The dressing looks amazing!

    Reply
  9. Irina @ wandercrush says

    May 31, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    Oooh, just looking at this salad cools me down—I can't imagine a more refreshing summer side.

    Reply
  10. vanillasugarblog says

    May 31, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    awesome Kevin, just awesome.
    anything that involves peanut sauce I'm there!

    Reply
  11. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    May 31, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    I'm with vanillasugar, it's there's peanut sauce, count me in!

    Reply
  12. ashley - baker by nature says

    May 31, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    This looks like the ultimate Summer salad! So light and fresh – I LOVE it.

    Reply
  13. Susan says

    May 31, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    At my favorite Vietnamese pho shop I frequently eat a salad called Pho Bun.
    It has romaine, cucumber, mint, cilantro, pickled carrot and daikon, rice noodles chopped peanuts,green onions and your choice of protein-grilled shrimp, chicken, or pork. It is served with a pungent dressing made with vinegar, sugar, fish sauce and sambal olek.
    SOOOOooooo yummy! Sounds a lot like your salad pictured above.

    Reply
  14. Rebecca says

    May 31, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Kevin, your recipes continue to AMAZE me. I have recommended your site to everyone I know.

    I think I will do a couple of these "salad in a jar" style so they will be ready when I am. 🙂

    Reply
  15. Anonymous says

    May 31, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Looks yummy!! Love summer rolls!

    Reply
  16. Lee Bee says

    June 1, 2013 at 12:00 am

    You are so wonderfully creative. I enjoy your site and every recipe I have tried has been delicious. As soon as I can get some fresh herbs I will be trying this one. Thank you!

    Reply
  17. Lee Bee says

    June 1, 2013 at 12:03 am

    You are so wonderfully creative. I enjoy your site and appreciate the hard work you put into it. As soon as I get some fresh herbs I will be trying this for sure. Thanks!

    Reply
  18. kevin says

    June 1, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Susan: That Pho Bun salad sounds good! I do something similar in a banh mi inspired salad here: Banh Mi Chicken Salad.

    Reply
  19. Sarah says

    June 4, 2013 at 9:51 am

    That looks so good! Especially seeing as sometimes the idea of actually making the rolls makes me want to scream.

    Reply
  20. Kate says

    June 7, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    Made this last night with the nuoc cham sauce as the dressing. I can't wait to make this all summer long!

    Reply
  21. Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen says

    June 10, 2014 at 3:00 pm

    I made this last night and it was a BIG hit! Loved the peanut dressing and the freshness of everything. Awesome recipe!

    Reply
  22. kevin says

    June 25, 2014 at 10:31 am

    Ashley @ Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen: I'm glad you enjoyed it! The freshness is one of my favourite things about this salad as well, well after the peanut dressing that is! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Cari says

    September 11, 2014 at 12:15 am

    This looks amazing! I can't wait to make it. What kind of lettuce do you recommend using in this recipe?

    Reply
  24. kevin says

    September 22, 2014 at 5:06 am

    Cari: I like romaine since you can easily get it on your fork but another lettuce like say bib would also work.

    Reply

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