Vietnamese cold noodle bowl

Serves 4
Pickled veg
  • 60g daikon​
  • 60g carrot​
  • 60g cucumber​
  • 20ml rice vinegar​
  • 40g sugar​
  • 20ml water​
Dressing
  • 60g rice vinegar​
  • 20g lime juice​
  • 45g soy sauce​
  • 20g sugar​
  • 10g grated lemongrass​
  • 2pc chili padi chopped​
  • 20g water​
Tofu
  • 400g tofu​
  • 20g vegetable oil​
  • 10g sesame oil​
  • 30g vegan oyster sauce
  • 30g water​
  • 10ml soy sauce​
Noodles
  • 400g leftover noodles​
Decoration
  • Mint
  • Cherry tomato​
  • Sweet basil​
  • Coriander​
  • Roasted peanuts​
  • Perilla leaves​

Instructions

  1. First cut the carrot, daikon and cucumber into small stripes.
  2. Mix with water, sugar and vinegar and set aside for at least 4 hours to pickle.
  3. Combine all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well, set aside.
  4. Cut the tofu into bitesize cubes and fry in a pan until golden brown using 20g of oil.
  5. Once the tofu is brown, add all remaining ingredients for the tofu and braise on low heat for 5 minutes, until the sauce becomes sticky, set aside.
  6. Place the noodles into a bowl and add 2 spoons of dressing and mix.
  7. Arrange all ingredients as shown in the photo.
  8. Decorate generously with all the ingredients under “Decoration”.

You can either use the dressing to marinate the cold noodles and all the ingredients, or you can use it simply as a dipping sauce.

Created by Daniel Schneider, Electrolux Professional.