This cold noodle salad can be made any time of year, but I particularly enjoy it on warm nights when I’m craving something light and refreshing. We enjoyed it for years with my Vietnamese-style lime and fish sauce dressing alone, but one night, with peanut sauce on the table for another dish, my husband dropped a few dollops on his bowl and declared he thoroughly enjoyed it. From then forth, I’ve included it as an optional accompaniment on the table when making this recipe.
Crab & Rice Noodle Salad with Lime, Herbs and Peanuts
This cold noodle salad can be made any time of year, but I particularly enjoy it on warm nights when I'm craving something light and refreshing. We enjoyed it for years with my Vietnamese-style lime and fish sauce dressing alone, but one night, with peanut sauce on the table for another dish, my husband dropped a few dollops on his bowl and declared he thoroughly enjoyed it. From then forth, I've included it as an optional accompaniment on the table when making this recipe.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 8 ounces fresh crab meat, drained of any liquid
- 1 cup julienned cucumber
- 1 cup julienned green papaya
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup fresh mint, roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons toasted peanuts
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 jalapeno or serrano, seeded and chopped
Peanut sauce:
- ¼ cup smooth peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Cook the rice noodles according to package directions and drain well. Place them on a serving platter and scatter the cucumber, papaya, herbs and crab evenly over top. Set aside in the fridge while you prepare the sauces.
- In a small bowl, whisk the lime juice, sugar and fish sauce. Add in the chili if using.
- In a separate small bowl, combine all of the ingredients for the peanut sauce. Taste for seasoning, and add a pinch of salt if necessary. You can also add more water if it is too thick – different peanut butters will have different consistencies. You want the sauce to be able to dollop off the spoon, and not be too thick.
- Pour the lime juice sauce over the salad, top with the peanuts and serve with the peanut sauce.
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