Recipe: Tasty Yum Woon Sen (Thai Cellophane Noodle Salad)

Yum Woon Sen (Thai Cellophane Noodle Salad). A classic salad you can find in most restaurants in Thailand. Very easy to make, can be served at room temperature--perfect for a summer picnic or potluck! Glass noodle salad is a staple dish in any Thai home with bright fresh flavours and really easy to make!

Thai salads always fit the bill as the signature flavors of tart, spicy, sweet, and salty always set my mouth watering, for example: green papaya salad or som tam, and yum woon sen, cellophane noodles salad. Yum Woon Sen or bean thread noodles salad is a popular dish in both inside and outside Thailand. The combination of ingredients and seasonings make this dish delicious. You can have Yum Woon Sen (Thai Cellophane Noodle Salad) using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Yum Woon Sen (Thai Cellophane Noodle Salad)

1. You need 40 grams of Cellophane noodles.
2. Prepare 50 grams of Ground pork.
3. Prepare 8 of counts Peeled shrimp.
4. Prepare 1/2 of Cucumber.
5. It's 1/5 of Carrot.
6. It's 1/3 of Celery.
7. Prepare 1 of Tomato.
8. Prepare 6 of pieces Dried wood ear mushrooms.
9. It's 1/4 of Yellow bell pepper.
10. It's 1/4 of Red onion.
11. Prepare of A.
12. You need 1/2 of Grated garlic.
13. Prepare 1 of pod Chili pepper (sliced).
14. Prepare 1 tbsp of Lemon juice.
15. You need 2 tbsp of Nam pla.
16. You need 1 tsp of Sugar.

I love how the bland noodles absorb the hot spicy sour dressing while the peanuts add the nutty, crunchiness to the salad. I made this recipe in a Thai noodle cooking class. It tasted so good and fresh, and was very easy. Great for a summer evening when you want something that's filling and delicious, but not served hot.

Yum Woon Sen (Thai Cellophane Noodle Salad) instructions

1. Julienne or thinly slice the vegetables. Rehydrate the wood year mushroom by soaking it in water, then cut into strips..
2. In a sauce pan, boil water and add the ingredients in the following order of shrimp, ground pork, wood ear mushroom, noodles. If you put the meat in a small colander (like the kind you use to dissolve miso for miso soup) it'll be easier to cook..
3. Toss Steps 1, 2, and A together. Garnish with cilantro or celery leaves and serve..

KHAO SOI - Thai Chicken Curry & Noodles. Side Dish Recipe- Asian Soba Noodle Salad. Yum woon sen is the name for a spicy Thai salad made with glass noodles, ground pork, chili peppers, and dressings. The noodles and the pork are cooked separately, then combined with crunchy chopped vegetables and drizzled over with fish sauce and lime juice. I first made this Thai Glass Noodle Salad (or also known as yum woon sen in Thai) a few months back and I was so blown away by how delicious it was.