Authentic Thai Glass Noodle Salad (Yam Woon Sen) – A Perfect Balance of Flavors

If you love Thai cuisine, you must try Yam Woon Sen, a refreshing glass noodle salad that perfectly balances savory, tangy, and slightly sweet flavors. This popular Thai dish combines tender vermicelli noodles with shrimp, minced pork, crunchy vegetables, and a flavorful dressing made from lime juice, fish sauce, and coconut sugar. Light yet satisfying, it's an ideal dish for warm days or as a delicious appetizer in any Thai meal.

Recipe: Glass Noodle Salad (Yam Woon Sen)​. Serves 2.

Ingredients:

• 100 g prawns, shelled and deveined

• 100 g minced pork or chicken

• 100 ml chicken stock (or water)

• 50 g ear mushrooms, thinly sliced

• 50 g yellow onion, thinly sliced

• 200 g fresh glass noodles or 70 g dried noodles, rehydrated for 10 minutes

• 15 g leaf celery, cut into 3 cm lengths

• ½ fresh red cayenne pepper, thinly sliced

• Add bird’s eye chilies, to taste, for extra heat

• 2 coriander sprigs, coarsely chopped

Seasoning:

• 3 to 4 tbsp lime juice

• 2 tbsp fish sauce

• 2 tbsp coconut sugar

Instructions:

1. Bring the chicken stock to a boil.

2. Over low heat, add the prawns, minced pork, mushrooms, and noodles. Let cook for about 2 minutes.

3. Drain and transfer the ingredients to a bowl.

4. Add onion, leaf celery, red cayenne pepper, and coriander.

5. Mix well and adjust seasoning with lime juice, fish sauce, and coconut sugar to taste.

6. Serve immediately and enjoy your Yam Woon Sen!

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