
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
- First cut the carrot, daikon and cucumber into small stripes.
- Mix with water, sugar and vinegar and set aside for at least 4 hours to pickle.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well, set aside.
- Cut the tofu into bitesize cubes and fry in a pan until golden brown using 20g of oil.
- 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.
- Place the noodles into a bowl and add 2 spoons of dressing and mix.
- Arrange all ingredients as shown in the photo.
- 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.