Cold noodle salad with pork mince and green vegetables
Recipe for an easy main-course salad with pork mince and vegetables.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 647kcal
Ingredients
The pork
- 500 g pork mince
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, grated or crushed
- 1/2 chilli, finely sliced - adjust to taste
- 2 tbsp ginger, finely chopped
- 50 ml hoisin sauce
- 50 ml soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 lime, juice of
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Oil
The salad
- 250 g noodles
- 4 handfuls lamb's lettuce
- 2 avocados, sliced
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- Chopped peanuts and sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan and fry the pork mince in a splash of oil.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions and rinse them in plenty of cold water.
- When the pork is almost done, add the shallot, garlic, chilli and ginger and fry for a couple of minutes more, or until the shallot is soft and translucent and the pork is browned through.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the marinade ingredients - hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce and lime juice.Season with freshly ground black pepper, and a little salt if needed.
- Add the cold noodles to the pork and toss well to combine.
- Divide between 4 plates along with the lamb's lettuce, avocado, cucumber and spring onions - and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
Nutrition
Calories: 647kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 407mg | Potassium: 969mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 4180IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 4mg