Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/3 lb Rice vermicelli or somen -chopped (about 4 C)
-noodles 1/2 Head Boston lettuce,
1 Dried red chile pepper, -coarsely chopped
-coarsely chopped, OR -(about 2 C)
1/4 t Red-pepper flakes 1/2 c Bean sprouts
1 T Sugar 2 Whole boneless and skinless
1 T Fresh lime juice -chicken breasts (4 halves)
5 T Rice-wine vinegar 2 t Canola or vegetable oil
2 T Fish sauce Salt freshly ground pepper
2 lg Carrots 1/2 c Fresh mint leaves
1 lg Cucumber, peeled if waxy 1/2 c Cilantro leaves
1/2 Head Chinese cabbage, leaves 1/4 c Lightly salted roasted
-separated coarsely -peanuts, coarsely chopped

1. Soak vermicelli, if using, in a bowl of cold water for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine chopped chile pepper or red-pepper
flakes, sugar, lime juice, 2 T of the vinegar, and fish sauce. Stir
well to dissolve sugar. Set aside.

2. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Drain vermicelli
and add to boiling water; cook for 2 minutes. If using somen, add dry
noodles to boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Drain noodles and
transfer to a bowl of cold water. Set aside.

3. Peel carrots and, using a sharp zester, cut into long, thin
threads. Use a vegetable peeler to "peel" entire cucumber into long,
thin strips. Cut strips lengthwise into thinner strips, about 1/4
inch wide.

4. Combine carrots, cucumber, cabbage, lettuce, and bean sprouts in a
mixing bowl and toss with remaining vinegar. Set aside.

5. Remove tenderloin (meat attached to underside of breast) from
chicken breasts; save for another use. Place breasts between 2 pieces
of plastic wrap. Using the flat side of a meat tenderizer or cleaver,
pound breasts 1/4 inch thick.

6. Heat grill or grill pan and brush with oil. Season chickcn on both
sides with salt and pepper, and grill until cooked through and juices
run clear, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from grill and allow to
sit for 1 to 2 minutes.

7. Drain noodles well. Divide salad mixture among 4 plates. Top each
with a quarter of the noodles. Slice chicken breasts lengthwise into
1/2-inch-thick strips and place on salads. Set out fish-sauce
mixture, mint and cilantro leaves, and chopped peanuts in separate
bowls, for dressing and garnishing individual salads.

Martha Stewart Living/August/94 Scanned fixed by Di Pahl
Submitted By MICHAEL ORCHEKOWSKI On 11-07-94

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