Thai Noodle Salad with Bacon, Chiles, and Basil

Name: Thai Noodle Salad with Bacon, Chiles, and Basil
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: Kosher salt; ¼ cup (10 g) torn fresh basil leaves; 1 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced; ½ cup (120 ml) fish sauce; 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped; ¼ cup (35 g) chopped salted peanuts (optional); 8 ounces (225 g) Fried Shallots; 1½ tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 Thai bird’s eye chiles, thinly sliced; 1 small red bell pepper, halved, seeded, and thinly sliced; ¼ cup (60 ml) low-sodium soy sauce; 12 ounces (340 g) dried pad Thai rice noodles; 8 ounces (225 g) thin-sliced bacon, thinly sliced crosswise

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Bacon Bible

By Peter Sherman and Stephanie Banyas

Published 2019

About

This is just one of those salads that works as a side dish or as a main entrée topped with grilled chicken, shrimp, or Bacon Confit. The longer it sits in the refrigerator, the better the flavor. It’s great for picnics, too.

Ingredients

½ cup (120 ml) fish sauce
¼ cup (60 m

Asia
Thailand
Main course
Side dish
South East Asia

Method

In a small bowl, whisk together the fish sauce, soy sauce, and vinegar. Set the sauce aside.

Bring 12 cups (2.8 L) water to a boil in a large pot and add 1