Thum Khao Poon Recipe (Easy Rice Vermicelli Salad)

Ingredients

• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 dried chilies (adjust to taste)
• 2 chilies (adjust to taste)
• 2 yardlong beans (sliced into 1-inch pieces)
• 1 tsp MSG
• 1 tsp lime juice
• 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
• 2 tbsp fermented fish sauce
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 5 roma tomatoes (halved or quartered)
• 9 oz fresh fermented rice noodles (khao poon) (can substitute with cooked dried rice vermicelli)

Steps

1. 1

   Crush garlic, dried chilies, and fresh chili peppers with a mortar and pestle.

2. 2

   Add the yard-long beans and gently bruise them. Then, add the dressing: fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, MSG, palm sugar, and fresh lime juice. Pound and stir until the palm sugar is dissolved.

3. 3

   Add the remaining vegetables: Tomatoes and lime skin, crushing them gently.

4. 4

   Toss in the vermicelli noodles and thoroughly mix with the dressing and other ingredients. Serve immediately.