I love, love, LOVE this salad. Probably my favourite one of all time. I decided to leave a review because I've made this recipe many times with various substitutions/alterations and hope that this info might help someone else out :
- firstly, I make this without any nuts on it pretty much all of the time because they're too expensive for me to afford at the moment, even though this dish is absolutely DELISH with a bit of crunch. If you don't have any nuts on hand, please don't let it stop you from making this!!
- I've made this with julienned/shredded carrot instead of red cabbage when I didn't have any on hand, and have also made it with red cabbage but using carrot instead of cucumber when I was out of that ingredient. If you're planning on eating this over a few days, I HIGHLY recommend subbing out the cucumber for carrot - the salad maintains it's freshness for much longer and doesn't get soggy.
- I have made this with both mint, coriander and a mix of both before. It definitely tastes best with a mix of both, however the mint does get soggy after a day while the coriander seems to maintain its freshness for up to 3 (possibly longer, but I've usually finished this salad beforehand - it makes around 3 standard portions or 2 large)
- lastly, instead of sambal I use sriracha and it tastes AMAZING in this salad. Recently I have also been omitting the extra tablespoon of neutral oil and find that the dressing tastes much stronger this way and the flavour of the sesame oil really shines through!
Thanks so much for sharing this lovely recipe! :)

Was a big hit at our ladies lunch. Will be making this again soon.

Best salad recipe ever. It’s a fam favourite and in my top 3 most requested dishes. We have a young toddler so we leave out the chilli paste and it still tastes amazing. I love that it doesn’t use fish sauce which can be a bit overpowering and gives me tummy issues. We tend to have it with some hard tofu that’s been pan fried until crisp! . My hubby loves to take it to work in his esky because often the building sites have no microwaves. Keeps well for almost 3 days! Thanks so much.

This is the best salad dressing ever!!! We love this salad and have made it many times now. So simple and delicious and you can change it up to suit different tastes though the roasted peanuts are an absolute must! Sooo good :D

This was super easy and one of the most delicious meals we've had!

This couldn't be any easier!!! I use the same bowl for softening the noodles as I do serving the dish so there is little clean up!! Sometimes I buy precut veggies so there is no excuse not to make dinner!!! And it's so yummy and it is CHEAP!!! Thanks for a great great recipe!!

This looks amazing! How far in advance can I make this?

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Wow! Almost too gorgeous to eat! I did say almost. I will have one with a Thai Ice Tea please! Love the photos and can hardly wait to try the recipe.

Yum! This looks so bright and colourful. And your food photography is stunning. Will definitely need to try this some day.

I think I will have to make a vat of this dressing. I use a similar blend on my tofu stir fry, but it never occurred to me to use it cold on rice noodles in a salad. This is why I need and love your site so much. :) And this is such an easy salad to throw together with fresh goodies from the garden. Thanks for another winner!