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Sticky Rice Salad with Shrimp

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A Vietnamese-style salad with short grain rice, shrimp and vegetables in a sweet-and-sour dressing. This fresh-tasting salad is full of crunch and sweet-sour flavor.

Asian Rice and Shrimp Salad with fresh lime, carrots and peanut dressing.

This tasty rice salad is so simple to put together — as in literally just minutes. This recipe combines sticky white or brown rice, crunchy raw vegetables and crushed roasted peanuts in a sweet-and-sour Vietnamese salad dressing with lime and fish sauce.

Salad ingredients

I lovvvve the flavors and ingredients in Southeast Asian food, especially Vietnamese recipes that can be made simply, with lots of fresh ingredients.

Think vibrantly colored, crunchy vegetables and aromatic herbs, all sauced in a sweet-sour-salty dressing. That’s a combo that naturally gets your mouth watering 🙂

Ingredients for Vietnamese Shrimp Salad: Fresh mint, cilantro, green onion, carrot and cucumber.

Ingredients to make the salad:

  • Short grain white or brown rice (1 1/4 cups cooked)
  • Cooked, peeled shrimp (I use thawed frozen cooked shrimp)
  • Carrots
  • Cucumber
  • Green onion
  • Fresh cilantro and/or mint
  • Roasted peanut oil
  • Fresh lime juice
  • Granulated sugar
  • Fish sauce
  • Crushed red chili pepper
  • Roasted unsalted peanuts
Asian Rice and Shrimp Salad with fresh lime, carrots and peanut dressing.

Meal prep tips

  • This salad can be made assembled with the dressing ahead of time to pack for lunch. It will keep up to 1 day refrigerated, although I think it tastes best at room temperature.
  • You can also prep the ingredients and dressing 2-3 days ahead.
  • Keep them in separate covered containers in the fridge until you’re ready to eat.

Sticky Rice Salad with Shrimp

Karen Tedesco
Fresh and vibrant, this 15-minute Vietnamese-style shrimp and rice salad is full of fresh crunchy vegetables, roasted peanuts and a sweet-and-sour lime sauce.
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5 from 5 community reviews
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Southeast Asian
Servings 2

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups cooked short grain rice
  • 4 ounces cooked and peeled shrimp
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
  • 1 Persian cucumber, sliced into half-moons
  • 1 green onion, white and light green sections thinly sliced diagonally
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro or mint leaves
  • 1 tablespoon roasted peanut oil
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red chili
  • 2 tablespoons crushed roasted unsalted peanuts

Instructions 

  • Heat the rice on high in a microwave until warm throughout, about 1 minute. Transfer to a medium bowl and cool 5 minutes.
  • Add the shrimp, carrot, cucumber, green onion and cilantro
    to the bowl. Add the peanut oil and gently toss the salad until combined.
  • In a small bowl, stir together the lime juice, sugar, fish sauce and chili until the sugar is dissolved. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sauce over the rice salad.
  • Sprinkle the salad with the peanuts and serve, with additional sauce on the side.

Karen’s Notes and Tips

  • If you have concerns about peanut sensitivities, substitute cashews or almonds or omit the nuts entirely.

Nutrition

Calories: 727kcal Carbohydrates: 76g Protein: 39g Fat: 30g Sodium: 916mg Fiber: 5g Sugar: 12g

Nutrition facts are calculated by third-party software. If you have specific dietary needs, please refer to your favorite calculator.

Recipe developer Karen Tedesco of the popular website Familystyle Food in her kitchen making a kale salad.

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