Rice Noodles With Thai Basil, Mint And Peanuts

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
• 8 ounces firm dried rice noodles
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes (i used a little bit of red jalapeno)
• 1/3 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/3 cup fresh thai basil or 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 large cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 -2 small fresh tomato (sliced or diced)
• 4 green onions, and green parts, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons dry roasted salted peanuts
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a non-reactive bowl, whisk the rice vinegar and sugar together. add the onion rings and toss to coat. let stand at least 30 minutes but up to 4 hours. drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of the soaking liquid.
• 2 in a large pot of boiling water, cook the rice noodles until al dente, about 2 minutes. drain and rinse under cold water. drain well.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, oil and red pepper flakes (or fresh minced red jalapeno). stir in the mint and thai basil.
• 4 cut the cooked noodles into 3-4" long sections. add a small amount of the noodles to a serving bowl and toss with the reserved vinegar/onion liquid. add the remaining noodles, cucumber, fresh tomatoes, green onions and marinated onions.
• 5 drizzle the lime juice mixture over the rice noodles and toss gently. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 garnish with the roasted peanuts.