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I am a military spouse who loves to cook, share, and teach others on how to cook these tasty and healthy recipes. I was exposed to Southast Asian cuisines at an early age and have been cooking these delicious dishes for more than 20 years.
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9/20/08

Yum Shrimp and Squid (salad)



Ingredients:
1/4 cup cilantro, coarsely chopped
4 red chili, thinly sliced
1/2 cup white mushroom, cooked for 7 mins, rinse, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup glass noodle, soaked for 1 hr, boiled for 1 min then pour into strainer
1/2 Tbsp lime leaves, thinly sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp lemon grass, thinly sliced
1/2 carrot, shredded
2 1/2 cups shrimp and squid, boiled 5-7 mins, drained, let cool
1 1/2 Tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 Tsp sugar
Direction:
In a small bowl, mix together fish sauce, lime juice, salt, and sugar.
In a salad bowl, lightly toss all ingredients together. Serve with roasted ground peanut and lime wedge.

4 comments:

Lulu Barbarian said...

This looks tasty, beautiful, and not too difficult. I don't find glass noodles at my grocery store, but I do find bean threads. Are they the same and can I use them?

Tasty Thai Cooking said...

Yes, it's the same. Thank you for visiting!

Lulu Barbarian said...

Oh, okay, thanks for the info! I love this kind of noodle!

White on Rice Couple said...

I just LOVE this recipe, it has everything I love, shrimp and squid!

Thank you so much for sharing this.