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    Home » Recipes » Main Course - Dinner Salads

    By Carol Published: Apr 22, 2017 Modified: Jul 14, 2021 | This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure.

    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad

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    4.17 from 6 votes
    30 minutes
    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad is everything you love about spring rolls without all the rolling!  Simply toss all the ingredients together for this fresh, amazing Vietnamese-inspired salad! #vietnamese #vietnamesefood #springroll #salad

    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad is everything you love about spring rolls without all the rolling!  Simply toss all the ingredients together for this fresh, amazing Vietnamese-inspired salad!

    Photo of Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad on black plate garnished with mint sprigs.

    Who doesn't love spring rolls?

    They're one of my favorites but they can be labor-intensive!   This Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad rocks with shrimp, fresh crunchy vegetables and all the wonderfully bright, herbaceous flavors of Vietnamese cuisine but without all the work.

    If you keep a well-stocked pantry with Asian ingredients, you can pull this salad together really easily!

    Photo of Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad being tossed together in wooden bowl with wooden tongs.

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    • How to make Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad:
    • Be sure to try these other main course salad recipes:
    • Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad
      • Equipment
      • Ingredients  1x2x3x
        • Salad
        • Dressing
      • Instructions 
        • Salad
        • Dressing
      • Notes
      • Nutrition

    How to make Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad:

    Gather up the ingredients for the salad:

    • Asparagus
    • Rice vermicelli
    • Shrimp
    • Red bell pepper
    • Carrots
    • Scallions
    • Fresh cilantro and mint
    • Cashews or peanuts

    Then, gather the ingredients for the dressing:

    • Sweet chili sauce
    • Rice vinegar
    • Soy sauce
    • Fish sauce
    • Sesame oil
    • Sriracha
    • Ginger
    • Garlic

    Photo of softened rice noodles in blue and white sieve.

    Because personal chefs cook a lot of things in one day, we have to think ahead and determine which items can be cooked in the same boiling water.  We don't want to have to bring new water to a boil all the time.  Quite often, we'll blanch the vegetables that need blanching, then cook pasta or rice in that same water.

    • For this salad, start by blanching the asparagus.  Scoop it out and transfer to an ice bath.
    • Then place the noodles in the hot water.  You can keep the water boiling to cook them or you can take it off the heat and let the noodles soften in the hot water.
    • If doing that, it's a good time to finish the rest of your prep.
    • Drain the noodles in a sieve, but save that water for a third go-round.  Bring it back up to a boil and cook the shrimp.
    • The reason I don't want to cook my shrimp after I take out the asparagus is that I don't want all the noodles to taste like shrimp.  It's the same reason I don't toss the shrimp into the hot water with the noodles.  And, just to be on the safe side, it's always best to cook raw proteins separately or last.
    • Mix up the dressing.  The dressing comes together quickly and you may already have everything you need in your pantry.  I love to keep a variety of Asian and Southeast Asian ingredients on hand at all times.

    Photo of dressing for Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad in glass bowl.

    • Add fresh mint from your garden...

    Close-up photo of salad in wooden bowl with chopped mint on the top.

    • Toss with the dressing....

    Photo of Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad being tossed together with wooden tongs in wooden bowl.

    And serve!  Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad for a fun and easy twist on spring rolls.

    Photo of Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad on black plate.

    Hope you enjoy this amazing Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad as much as we did!

    Be sure to try these other main course salad recipes:

    • Vietnamese Chicken Salad
    • Mediterranean Tuna Salad
    • Salade Nicoise
    • French Lentil Salad
    • Sichuan Bang Bang Chicken
    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad

    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad

    4.17 from 6 votes
    By: Carol | From A Chef's Kitchen
    Vietnamese Spring Roll Salad is everything you love about spring rolls without all the rolling!  Simply toss all the ingredients together for this fresh, amazing Vietnamese-inspired salad! #vietnamese #vietnamesefood #springroll #salad
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course / Dinner Salads
    Cuisine Vietnamese
    Servings 4
    Calories 367 kcal

    Equipment

    • Wusthof Chef Knife
    • Cutting Board
    • Glass Mixing Bowls
    • Saucepan

    Ingredients
      

    Salad

    • Salt
    • 1 bunch asparagus - approximately 1 pound, tough ends trimmed, but into approximately 2-inch pieces
    • 2-3 ounces uncooked rice vermicelli - about ⅓ of a 6-8 ounce package
    • 1 pound large shrimp - preferably wild-caught, peeled and deveined
    • 1 large red bell pepper - membrane removed, cut into matchsticks
    • 2 medium carrots - peeled and julienned (or use purchased pre-cut matchstick carrots)
    • 1 bunch scallions - white and light green part only, thinly sliced diagonally
    • ½ cup chopped cilantro
    • ½ cup torn mint leaves
    • ½ cup coarsely chopped cashews - or peanuts

    Dressing

    • ⅓ cup sweet chili sauce
    • ⅓ cup rice vinegar
    • ¼ cup soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 1 teaspoon Sriracha hot sauce - or to taste
    • 1 teaspoon minced ginger
    • 2 cloves garlic - minced
    • Sugar - if needed

    Instructions
     

    Salad

    • Prepare an ice bath. Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Add the asparagus and blanch for 20 seconds or so or until they turn bright green. Scoop the asparagus out and transfer to the ice bath, reserving the hot salted water.
    • Place the noodles into the hot water and let stand for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain the noodles in a sieve or colander, reserving the water again. Bring the water back up to a boil, adding more if necessary to cook the shrimp. Add the shrimp and cook until pink and firm. Drain and cool in the cold water with the asparagus.
    • Combine noodles, asparagus, shrimp, red bell pepper, carrots and herbs in a large bowl. Add dressing and nuts.Toss and serve immediately.

    Dressing

    • Whisk ingredients together in a small bowl. Adjust sweetness with sugar if needed. Toss with salad and serve immediately.

    Notes

    MAKE AHEAD:  Have the shrimp cooked, vegetables prepped and the dressing made.  Soak the noodles when ready to serve the combine the salad as directed.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 2101mg | Potassium: 763mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 7870IU | Vitamin C: 65mg | Calcium: 138mg | Iron: 5mg

    These are estimated values generated from a nutritional database using unbranded products. Please do your own research with the products you're using if you have a serious health issue or are following a specific diet.

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    Comments

    1. Anonymous says

      April 05, 2019 at 10:20 pm

      5 stars

      Reply
    2. Leo Tat says

      May 10, 2017 at 4:06 pm

      Gorgeous looking salad. Vietnamese spring rolls are my favorite food. We dip it in chili fish sauce mix. With the leftover ingredients when the roll skins are finished, this is the salad that I make. Just mix all the ingredients together and pour the fish sauce over it.

      Reply
      • Carol says

        May 10, 2017 at 5:31 pm

        Thanks, Leo! I'm totally in love with them, too!

        Reply
    3. Katie Crenshaw says

      April 30, 2017 at 7:28 am

      This looks as beautiful as it does beautiful!! YUM!

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 30, 2017 at 8:31 am

        Thanks, Katie!

        Reply
    4. Amy says

      April 28, 2017 at 10:58 am

      This salad looks INCREDIBLE. Seriously. And I'm not even a huge salad person. Cannot wait to try this!

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 29, 2017 at 7:56 am

        Thanks, Amy!

        Reply
    5. Becky says

      April 27, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      Made this last night for dinner!!! So flavorful, colorful and just plain amazing! I will definitely be making this again and again and again....

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 28, 2017 at 7:14 am

        Thanks, Becky! So glad you enjoyed! It's a wonderful salad!

        Reply
    6. Kathi @ Laughing Spatula says

      April 24, 2017 at 8:56 am

      I am sooo gonna make this! It looks so fresh and colorful! Mu girlfriends would love this ! Beautiful photos as usual :).

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 24, 2017 at 7:38 pm

        Thanks, Kathi! It is and hope you enjoy!

        Reply

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