Vietnamese Turkey Salad

This salad is perfect for using up leftover turkey in the days following Christmas or Thanksgiving, or can also be made with shredded chicken.

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Vietnamese Turkey Salad
4 cups shredded cooked turkey or chicken
300g dried rice noodles
1 large carrot, shaved into strips with a mandolin or peeler
1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
5 spring onions, finely angle-sliced
1½ cups (100g) bean sprouts
2 cups loosely packed mint and/or coriander leaves
¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted
Vietnamese Dressing
½ cup thai sweet chilli sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
2 tbsp fish sauce
finely grated zest of 2 limes or lemons
2 tbsp lime or lemon juice
½ tsp five-spice powder
salt and ground black pepper, to taste

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Prep time:: 15 mins
Cook time:: 2-3 mins
Serves:: 6-8

4 cups shredded cooked turkey or chicken
300g dried rice noodles
1 large carrot, shaved into strips with a mandolin or peeler
1 red pepper, cut into thin strips
5 spring onions, finely angle-sliced
1½ cups (100g) bean sprouts
2 cups loosely packed mint and/or coriander leaves
¼ cup sesame seeds, toasted

Vietnamese Dressing

½ cup thai sweet chilli sauce
¼ cup rice vinegar or white wine vinegar
2 tbsp fish sauce
finely grated zest of 2 limes or lemons
2 tbsp lime or lemon juice
½ tsp five-spice powder
salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Place turkey or chicken in a large bowl. Make Vietnamese Dressing by shaking all ingredients in a small jar. Toss half dressing with turkey or chicken.

Cook noodles according to packet instructions, rinse and drain. Add to turkey with remaining salad ingredients and remaining dressing. Toss to combine and serve immediately.

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2 comments

This looks pretty scrummy. We are Kiwis living in Central Vietnam, and this is exactly the type of salads we eat here. Sometimes we add hard-boiled quail eggs too.

Cate Edwards December 27, 2014

fabulous idea annabel this will be great with pork too we had leftovers so it will work.

петяспасова December 26, 2013