14 vietnamese summer Recipes

sliced bibb lettuce, bean sprouts, cooked bean threads (cellophane noodles, about 1 oz uncooked), shredded carrot, chopped green onion (about 2), sliced basil, chopped mint, cooked peeled and deveined shrimp, coarsely chopped, sheets rice paper, sugar, rice wine vinegar, fresh lime juice (about 1 lime), chili paste with garlic (such as sambal oelek), low sodium soy sauce

sliced bibb lettuce, bean sprouts, cooked bean threads, shredded carrot, chopped green onion, sliced basil, chopped mint, cooked peeled and deveined shrimp, coarsely chopped, sheets rice paper (8-inch round), sugar, rice wine vinegar, fresh lime juice, chili paste with garlic (like sambal oelek), soy sauce

shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed, rice vermicelli, asian rice papers, chopped peanuts, chopped fresh herbs (such as parsley, basil or rosemary), carrot, grated (about 1/2 cup), soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar

pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic clove, minced, thai or vietnamese fish sauce, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt and pepper, zucchini , preferably both green and yellow, 4 to 5 in. long, lightly packed baby arugula, fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped, aged sheep s-milk cheese

asian fish sauce such as thai nam pla or vietnamese nuoc mam, fresh lime juice, water, brown sugar, shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb), peeled, vermicelli rice-stick noodles, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, fresh cilantro leaves (from about 1 bunch), fresh mint leaves (from about 1 bunch), seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped; 1 lb), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks, scallions , cut into 3-inch-long julienne strips, firm-ripe mango, peeled, pitted , and cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks

chopped ripe mango, mirin, fresh lime juice, olive oil, kosher salt to taste, vietnamese spring roll wrappers (rice paper), cooked lobster tails, sliced, avocado, sliced, mizuna or similar type peppery salad green, chopped fresh mint, ocean greens , sea vegetables, hearts of palm, cut into 1/4-inch sticks, enoki mushrooms, kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste

fatty ground pork, garlic, finely minced, scallion, finely minced, nuoc mam vietnamese fish sauce, plus extra for sprinkling, sugar, egg, beaten, cornstarch, sized shrimp , about 1/4 lb, sheets banh trang, 8 1/2 inches per side, shredded lettuce, mung bean sprouts, carrot, shredded, chopped dry-roasted peanuts, fresh mint, fresh cilantro

pots , filled 3/4 of the way with water, boneless, skinless chicken breasts, ice bath , for chilling the blanched ingredients, shrimp, bean thread noodles (glass noodles), sesame oil , to taste, head iceberg lettuce, shredded, cucumbers, peeled, seeded and julienned, carrots, peeled and grated, fresh mint, leaves washed , picked and sliced thinly, fresh basil, leaves washed , picked and sliced thinly, rice paper wrappers, soy sauce, for dipping

rice vermicelli, shrimp, shelled and deveined, sixteen 8-inch round asian rice papers, watercress , large stems discarded, carrots, finely shredded, red bell pepper, cored and cut into thin strips, hass avocados--peeled, pitted and sliced lengthwise 1/2 inch thick, herbed nuoc cham

rice vinegar, water, sugar, dark sesame oil, chile paste with garlic, salt, sheets rice paper, boston lettuce leaves, cooked bean threads (cellophane noodles), fresh bean sprouts, julienne-cut seeded peeled cucumber, julienne-cut carrot, fresh mint leaves, fresh cilantro leaves, lemongrass beef , cut into 16 (1-inch-thick) strips

dried rice vermicelli, sheets banh trang rice papers or spring roll wrap 8- inches round, leaves boston lettuce , ribs removed (substitution: oak leaf lettuce), cucumber, peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced in half moons, carrots, peeled and julienned, boneless skinless cooked chicken breast, scallions, cut into 1-inch long pieces and julienned, mint leaves, spicy peanut sauce , recipe follows, vegetable oil, red curry paste, shrimp paste (substitution: fish sauce), unsalted roasted peanuts, finely ground, palm sugar (substitution: granulated sugar), unsweetened coconut milk, low-sodium chicken broth, tamarind concentrate, hoisin sauce, fresh thai basil leaves, minced, fresh cilantro leaves, minced

skeins mung bean noodles or cellophane noodles, rice paper wrappers, romaine lettuce leaves, rinsed, patted dry , ribs removed, and torn into bite-size pieces, alfalfa or radish sprouts, cooked medium shrimp halves, fresh mint leaves, fresh cilantro, carrot, peeled and shredded, hot mustard sauce , recipe follows, dry chinese hot mustard, water, rice vinegar, salt