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Garlic Butter Shrimp Noodle Salad

A bright Vietnamese-style lunch with seared garlic shrimp over cool rice noodles, herbs, and a lime fish sauce dressing.

Garlic Butter Shrimp Noodle Salad

Total

30 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

10 min

Serves

1

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Servings

Recipe serves 1

Ingredients

  • 6 oz oz shrimp
  • 3 oz oz rice noodles
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp tbsp butter
  • 1.5 tbsp tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp tsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup cup cucumber
  • 1/4 cup cup fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup cup carrot
  • 1/2 tsp tsp chili flakes(optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak rice noodles in hot water for 8 minutes, then drain and rinse under cold water.

  2. 2

    Whisk fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili flakes into a dressing.

  3. 3

    Pat shrimp dry. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook minced garlic for 30 seconds.

  4. 4

    Add shrimp and sear 2 minutes per side until pink and cooked through.

  5. 5

    Toss noodles with cucumber, carrot ribbons, and mint.

  6. 6

    Top with shrimp and pan juices, then drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition per serving

Calories

480

24% of a 2,000 kcal day

Protein34 g
Carbohydrate55 g
Fat12 g
Fiber4 g
Sugar9 g
Sodium1150 mg

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