Vietnamese Rice Vermicelli Noodles with Spring Rolls (Bun Cha Gio)
This Vietnamese dish combines crispy fried spring rolls with cool, tender rice vermicelli noodles and a fresh mix of shredded lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, and herbs. The assembling of ingredients topped with nuoc cham sauce creates a harmonious balance between crunchy textures and refreshing vegetables, enhanced by the savory, tangy dressing.
Ingredients
- 5-6 spring rolls fried until golden and crunchy
- 100 g rice vermicelli noodles cooked
- ¼ lettuce shredded, head
- ½ cucumber sliced
- bean sprout blanched
- mint leaves
- perilla leaves
- do chua
- nuoc cham
Instructions
- Fry the spring rolls in hot oil until crisp, golden in colour and crunchy.
- Drain on paper towel.
- Note: if using frozen spring rolls, fry from frozen -- do not defrost.
- Cook the rice vermicelli noodles according to the package directions.
- Rinse and drain the noodles.
- Arrange the rice noodles, lettuce, cucumber, bean sprouts, herbs and do chua on a serving bowl.
- Add the fried spring rolls.
- Drizzle nuoc cham over the noodles and serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 664
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 664kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 142g | 47% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 730mg | 30% |
| Potassium | 409mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1471IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 98mg | 10% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.