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Thum Khao Poon Recipe (Easy Rice Vermicelli Salad)
This easy rice vermicelli salad (thum khao poon) features a spicy tangy dressing, making it a healthy meal that comes together in just 15 minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 548 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Laos
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 dried chilies to taste
- 2 Chilies bird's eye chilies, to taste
- 2 yard long beans sliced into 1-inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon MSG
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 tablespoon palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons fermented fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 5 tomatoes any type of small tomato will do
- 8.8 ounces fresh vermicelli noodles see notes
Instructions
- Crush garlic, dried chilies, and fresh chili peppers with a mortar and pestle.
- Add the yard-long beans and gently bruise them. Then, add the dressing: fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, MSG, palm sugar, and fresh lime juice. Pound and stir until the palm sugar is dissolved.
- Add the remaining vegetables: Tomatoes and lime skin, crushing them gently.
- Toss in the vermicelli noodles and thoroughly mix with the dressing and other ingredients. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- Adjust the flavors to taste. Use the measurements as a guideline and aim for that perfect balance of sweet, spicy, sour, and savory.
- Chilies are optional. 2 bird's eye chilies and dried chilies will make it very spicy.
- Feel free to add vegetables of your choice.
- Fresh vermicelli noodles - Dried vermicelli noodles can be used as an alternative and weighed out once cooked.
Nutrition Information
Calories
548kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
124g
(41%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3g
Sodium
960mg
(40%)
Potassium
964mg
(28%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
3134IU
(63%)
Vitamin C
109mg
(121%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 548
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 548kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 124g | 41% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Sodium | 960mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 964mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 3134IU | 63% |
| Vitamin C | 109mg | 121% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.