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.

Total
30 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
1
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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
Soak rice noodles in hot water for 8 minutes, then drain and rinse under cold water.
- 2
Whisk fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili flakes into a dressing.
- 3
Pat shrimp dry. Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook minced garlic for 30 seconds.
- 4
Add shrimp and sear 2 minutes per side until pink and cooked through.
- 5
Toss noodles with cucumber, carrot ribbons, and mint.
- 6
Top with shrimp and pan juices, then drizzle with dressing.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
480
24% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 34 g |
| Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Fat | 12 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Sodium | 1150 mg |
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