Chilled Vietnamese Rice Noodle Bowl with Shrimp
A crisp, refreshing vermicelli bowl loaded with sweet succulent shrimp, shredded carrots, English cucumber, fresh cilantro, and a tangy sweet-sour lime dressing.
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 5 min
- Total: 20 min
- Servings: 3
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: $7.18/serving
Dietary
- Gluten-Free
- Dairy-Free
- Nut-Free
- Egg-Free
- Pescatarian
- Low-FODMAP
- High-Protein
- Low-Fat
- Low-Saturated-Fat
- Low-Sugar
- Low-Calorie
Tags
- quick
- fresh
- tangy
- healthy
- savory
Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
- 6 ounce rice vermicelli noodles
- 1 English cucumber (julienned)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 0.5 cup fresh cilantro (roughly chopped)
- 0.25 cup scallions (dark green parts only, thinly sliced)
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup (pure)
- 1 tablespoon garlic-infused olive oil
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Add rice vermicelli noodles and cook for 3 minutes until tender. Drain thoroughly and rinse under cold running water until completely chilled; set aside.
- In the same pot with fresh boiling water, add peeled shrimp and cook for 2 minutes until opaque and pink, reaching 145 degrees F. Drain immediately and transfer to a bowl of ice water to chill for 2 minutes, then drain thoroughly.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together fish sauce, lime juice, maple syrup, and garlic-infused olive oil until emulsified to make the dressing.
- Arrange the chilled rice vermicelli noodles evenly in three serving bowls. Top with cooked chilled shrimp, julienned English cucumber, shredded carrots, sliced scallion greens, and fresh cilantro.
- Drizzle the prepared dressing evenly over each bowl just before serving.
Notes
Using only the dark green tops of scallions ensures full onion flavor while adhering strictly to low-FODMAP guidelines.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 437
- Protein: 36.9 g
- Carbohydrates: 60.7 g
- Fat: 5.6 g
- Fiber: 2.7 g
- Sodium: 1172 mg
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Sugar: 7.6 g
- Cholesterol: 213 mg