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NIGHT-CRAWLERS THAI GLASS NOODLE SALAD WITH SPICY DRESSING


by CHEF DAN

Serves 20-30

INGREDIENTS:

8 cups boiling water

2 pounds vermicelli noodles or THAI kitchen stir-fry noodles

2 pounds cooked small shrimp

4 fresh red chili peppers or green chili peppers, such as Serrano chilies

2 cups bean sprouts

1 cup mint leaves, thinly sliced

2 cups fresh basil, thinly sliced

1 large cucumber, halved seeded and sliced

1 cup peanuts

4 carrots. sliced into matchsticks

1 large Jicama, sliced into matchstick

1 green papaya, cut into matchsticks

1 cup sugar snap peas

15 shallots, peeled , thinly sliced

1 cup Spicy Dressing, recipes follows:

DIRECTIONS:

1. Soak the glass noodles in boiling hot water for 20 minutes, stirring gently to separate and loosen the noodles. Strain the soften noodle.

2. Using a pain of scissors, snip the noodles into shorter lengths.

3. Toss the jicama, shrimp, carrots, shallots, green papaya, chilies, snap peas, cucumber, and Spicy Dressing.

4. Mix the dressed vegetables with the noodles. Sprinkle with bean sprouts, mint, basil and peanuts.