BBQ PORK AND NOODLE SALAD

Now this would be one of my favourite salads and is so quick and simple to make. Because I have so much mint and cherry tomatoes on my garden all year round I try to use them in almost everything I make and it is just one of those salads that work with anything you have on hand. Sometimes when I have an overload of apples I will even julienne a couple to put through also..

BBQ PORK NOODLE SALAD

WHATS IN IT

2                        Pork fillets, sliced thinly
2 tblsps              Olive oil
2 tblsps              Char Siu Sauce*
1 tblsp               Chilli paste with soybean oil or any chilli jam*
1/2                     Onion, sliced
1                        Lemon
1                        Lettuce, shredded
2                        Carrots, Julienned
2                        Cucumbers, Julienned
100g                  Green beans, chopped
1 packet             Thai rice noodles, soaked*
1 punnet            Cherry tomatoes, halved
1bunch              Mint
1 bunch             Vietnamese mint*
2                        Chilli, sliced
2                        Finger lime (optional)


WHAT TO DO

Mix Char siu and chilli paste together in a bowl with juice of 1/2 a lemon. Slice pork fillet thinly and add to marinade for 20mins..

Add 2 cups of boiling water to noodle and stand for 15mins. Meanwhile chop or julienne all the vegetables and set aside until ready to build in separate bowls.

Add oil to Wok and fry Pork in batches until it looks like its caramelised.

Drain noodle and divide into bowls, top with lettuce, carrot, cucumber, beans, tomatoes and then Pork with onion, chilli, mint and a squeeze of finger lime (optional).

Serve with a sprinkling of fried onion* and Nuoc Cham sauce (recipe in blog)

* all from Asian supermarkets