Crab noodle salad

Noodle recipe for 2 people, takes only 5 mins; recipe has rice noodle, courgette, crabmeat, cucumber, red chilli, spring onion, coriander, mint, rice wine vinegar, tamari, sesame oil, brown sugar and lime.

Crab noodle salad

Crab noodle salad

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Noodle
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Rice Noodle: 100g fine rice noodle
  • Courgette: 1/2 courgette, coarsely grated
  • Crabmeat: 100g fresh white crabmeat
  • Cucumber: 1/2 cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and thinly sliced
  • Red Chilli: 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
  • Spring Onion: 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
  • Coriander: handful coriander leaves
  • Mint: handful mint leaves, torn if large
  • Rice Wine Vinegar: 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • Tamari: 2 tbsp tamari (wheat-free alternative to soy sauce)
  • Sesame Oil: 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • Brown Sugar: 1 tsp soft brown sugar
  • Lime: juice and zest 1 lime, plus wedges to serve

Directions

  1. Mix the dressing ingredients together in a large bowl, taste and add seasoning, if you like. Cover the noodles in freshly boiled water and let soak for 5 mins, then drain, rinse under the cold tap and add to the bowl with the dressing. Stir through the courgette and leave to cool completely.
  2. Mix through the crabmeat and the rest of the ingredients. Using clean hands, pile onto plates, drizzling with any leftover dressing from the bowl. Serve with lime wedges.