fish sauce noodle salad

Okay, I'm coming at you all with another salad.  The thing about salads is that they never get old for me.  I'm constantly switching up the ingredients and flavor profiles of my salads, and sometimes pretty dramatically.  This salad recipe is an example of dramatic and is definitely not for the faint of heart.  The base of the dressing is fish sauce, and you really really have to like fish sauce for this salad, but feel free to tone it down and switch it up as your taste buds please.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED for the fish sauce

• 1/4 cup of fish sauce
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

WHAT YOU'LL NEED for the salad
(makes one heaping serving, or two "normal" size servings)

• 1 bell pepper, sliced
• 1/2 green apple, sliced
• Cilantro, as much much or as little as you like, I personally like a lot
• 1 cup of shrimp, lightly sauteed in lemon juice, pepper, and garlic
• 2 ounces of rice noodles (I like pancit bijon),

HOW TO MAKE IT

1. Make the sauce by combining all the ingredients and letting it sit - the longer the better to infuse all the ingredients.
2. Prep the noodles according to the package, rinse under cold water and drain.
3. Toss all your salad ingredients in a bowl and cover with the sauce!
   

So simple, yet so delicious, and the best part is that it won't take very long to enjoy your meal!