Description
A light and refreshing Crab Noodle Salad featuring delicate rice noodles, fresh white crabmeat, and a vibrant mix of herbs and crunchy vegetables, all tossed in a tangy, flavorful dressing made with rice wine vinegar and tamari. Perfect as a healthy lunch or a light dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad
- 100g fine rice noodles
- ½ courgette, coarsely grated
- 100g fresh white crabmeat
- ½ cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and thinly sliced
- 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
- handful coriander leaves
- handful mint leaves, torn if large
Dressing
- 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp tamari (wheat-free alternative to soy sauce)
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp soft brown sugar
- juice and zest of 1 lime, plus wedges to serve
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing: In a large bowl, mix together rice wine vinegar, tamari, toasted sesame oil, soft brown sugar, lime juice, and lime zest. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired to balance the sweet, tangy, and savory flavors.
- Soak the noodles: Pour freshly boiled water over the rice noodles and let them soak for 5 minutes until softened. Then drain and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking process and cool them down. Add the noodles to the bowl with the dressing and stir to coat.
- Add vegetables: Stir through the coarsely grated courgette in the bowl with noodles and dressing. Leave this mixture to cool completely so the flavors meld.
- Combine remaining ingredients: Gently fold in the fresh white crabmeat, thinly sliced cucumber, finely chopped red chilli, sliced spring onions, coriander leaves, and torn mint leaves to the cooled noodle mixture.
- Serve the salad: Using clean hands, pile the crab noodle salad onto serving plates. Drizzle with any leftover dressing from the bowl and serve immediately with lime wedges on the side for an extra burst of fresh citrus flavor.
Notes
- Ensure the crabmeat is fresh and picked carefully to avoid any shell pieces.
- Adjust the amount of chilli according to your preferred spice level.
- Tamaris is a wheat-free soy sauce alternative, ideal for gluten-free diets.
- This salad is best served fresh to enjoy the contrasting textures and vibrant herbs.
- Rice noodles should be soaked, not boiled, to maintain their delicate texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Keywords: crab noodle salad, rice noodle salad, fresh crabmeat, gluten free salad, Asian salad, healthy salad, light lunch
