Chicken and brown rice vermicelli salad
A light salad of brown rice vermicelli, grilled chicken breast marinated in soy sauce, shiitake mushrooms, and watercress, seasoned with oyster sauce.
This Vietnamese salad combines brown rice vermicelli with grilled chicken, marinated to perfection, along with mushrooms and watercress. It’s a balanced and quick meal to prepare.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time25 min
- Resting30 min
- Total1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostPricey
- Cooking methodair-fryer
- Estimated cost$6.90 $6.90 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $2.38
- $2.45
- $1.41
- $0.15
- $0.16
- $0.18
- $0.14
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Wash the chicken, cut it into small pieces, and marinate it for 30 minutes with oyster sauce, chopped garlic, and fish sauce.
- Cook the chicken in an air fryer at 200 °C (392 °F) for 10 minutes on each side.
- While you’re doing that, wash the watercress and finely chop the mushrooms. ≈ 8 min
- Bring the water to a boil, then add the vermicelli and cook for 5 minutes. Finally, rinse the vermicelli in cold water to prevent it from drying out.
- Drain the vermicelli, arrange it on a plate with the chicken, mushrooms, and watercress, then mix. Season with pepper and, if desired, add oyster sauce or soy sauce for extra flavor. ≈ 4 min
The bill
Chicken and brown rice vermicelli salad
- 200 g of chicken breast$2.38
- 100 g of fresh shiitake mushrooms$2.45
- 70 g of brown rice vermicelli$1.41
- 1 onion$0.15
- 1. Allium ascalonicum$0.16
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce$0.18
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.14
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce$0.03
Total$6.90
that's $6.90 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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