Pork-and-Rice Noodle Salad with Lemon-Coconut Dressing

Name: Pork-and-Rice Noodle Salad with Lemon-Coconut Dressing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps grated peeled fresh ginger, divided; 59 milliliters chopped fresh mint; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 jalapeño pepper, minced; 340 grams pork tenderloin, trimmed; 158 milliliters fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons); 355 milliliters light coconut milk; 59 milliliters chopped peanuts; 227 grams package uncooked rice sticks (rice-flour noodles) or vermicelli; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

Pork-and-Rice Noodle Salad with Lemon-Coconut Dressing might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 470 calories, 25g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have coconut milk, pork tenderloin, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

Cook rice sticks according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

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Rice

Salt

Drain and rinse with cold water, and drain well.

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Water

Place cooked noodles in a large bowl.

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Cooked Pasta

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Bowl

Slice pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open halves, laying pork flat, and rub with 1 tablespoon ginger, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and garlic.

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Garlic

Ginger

Pork

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add pork; saut for 7 minutes on each side or until done. Cool slightly. Coarsely chop pork; add to noodles in bowl.

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Pasta

Pork

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Bowl

Combine the coconut milk, juice, and sugar in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until reduced to 1 1/2 cups (about 10 minutes). Stir in 1 tablespoon ginger and 3/4 teaspoon salt.

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Coconut Milk