20-Min Spicy Shrimp Glass Noodle Salad
Hot, sour, and garlicky Thai glass noodle salad loaded with shrimp. Ready in 20 minutes with zero fancy technique — just toss, taste, adjust.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 285
- Protein
- 22g
Ingredients
- 4 oz dried glass noodles (rice vermicelli)
- ½ lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp Thai chili flakes or fresh red chili, thinly sliced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro and green onion, chopped
Instructions
- 1
Boil a large pot of water. Add glass noodles and cook until barely tender, 4-5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
- 2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in the same pot over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring, until pink and cooked through, 3-4 minutes.
- 3
Add minced garlic to the pot and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Pour in lime juice and fish sauce, stirring to combine.
- 4
Return noodles to the pot. Toss everything together for 1 minute until coated and warm throughout.
- 5
Transfer to a bowl. Top with chili flakes and half the cilantro-green onion mix. Taste and adjust lime juice or fish sauce.
- 6
Serve hot or warm, garnished with remaining fresh herbs.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot
- wooden spoon
- colander
- knife
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