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Yum Woon Sen
By Groceree
Also known as Yam Woon Sen · Thai Glass Noodle Salad

Glass noodles tossed warm with pork mince, prawns, celery and onion in a sharp dressing of lime, fish sauce and chilli. Sour, salty and hot, served at room temperature.
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- Servings
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 30 min
Ingredients
- glass noodles150 g
pork mince150 g
raw prawns150 g
red onions½
celery sticks2
cherry tomatoes6
coriander1 handful
peanuts3 tbsp
limes3
fish sauce3 tbsp
caster sugar2 tsp- bird’s eye chillies3
garlic cloves1
Instructions
- 01
Toast the in a dry pan until golden, then crush them roughly. Peel the . Finely chop the , crush the , thinly slice the and the , halve the and roughly chop the .
- 02
Soak the in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain them and cut them into shorter lengths with scissors.
- 03
Juice the and mix the juice with the , the , the and the for the dressing.
- 04
Cook the in a splash of water in a pan, breaking it up, until cooked through with no pink left. Add the and cook for 1–2 minutes until pink and opaque all the way through.
- 05
Add the drained to the pan for 30 seconds to warm through and turn translucent.
- 06
Tip everything into a bowl while warm and toss with the dressing. The warm soak it up.
- 07
Add the , , and , toss again, and top with the .
- 08
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- Toss the noodles with the dressing while warm, so they absorb it rather than sitting in it.
- Cook the pork in water, not oil, the Thai way for yum salads — it keeps the dish light.
- It should taste sour first, then salty and hot. Adjust with more lime or fish sauce.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 320 kcal
- Protein
- 18 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 10 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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