Thai-Style Shredded Apple Salad Recipe
A refreshing Thai-style shredded apple salad featuring tender rice noodles, crisp vegetables, crunchy peanuts, and a vibrant peanut-lime dressing, perfect as a light lunch or a flavorful side dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Thai
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Scale
Salad
- 90g rice noodles (about 2 nests)
- 2 large carrots, grated
- 100g mangetout, shredded
- small bunch of spring onions, finely sliced
- 25g coriander, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
- 50g roasted peanuts, roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
- 2 Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced into matchsticks
- 100g radishes, finely sliced
Dressing
- 50g smooth peanut butter
- 2 limes, zested and juiced, plus extra wedges to serve
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tsp finely grated ginger
Instructions
- Soften Noodles: Place the rice noodles in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let them stand for 3 minutes until they soften slightly, then drain thoroughly.
- Prepare Dressing: In a separate bowl, whisk together the smooth peanut butter, lime zest and juice, maple syrup, sesame oil, fish sauce, soy sauce (or tamari), and grated ginger until the dressing is smooth and well combined.
- Combine Salad Ingredients: In a large bowl, add the softened noodles, grated carrots, shredded mangetout, finely sliced spring onions, chopped coriander, roughly chopped roasted peanuts, apple matchsticks, and thinly sliced radishes.
- Toss Salad with Dressing: Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss everything together gently but thoroughly to coat all the components evenly with the dressing.
- Serve: Transfer the salad to serving plates or a bowl, garnish with extra coriander and peanuts, and serve with lime wedges on the side for added zing.
Notes
- For a nut-free version, substitute peanut butter and peanuts with sunflower seed butter and roasted sunflower seeds.
- You can adjust the level of spice by adding a small amount of chopped chili or chili flakes to the dressing.
- Use tamari for a gluten-free alternative to soy sauce.
- Serve immediately for best texture; noodles may soak up dressing if left too long.
Keywords: Thai salad, shredded apple salad, peanut dressing, rice noodles, healthy salad, quick salad
