Brown rice vermicelli salad with chicken
A light salad of brown rice vermicelli, grilled chicken breast marinated in soy sauce, shiitake mushrooms, and watercress, with a touch of 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
- CostModerate
- Cooking methodair-fryer
- Estimated cost$5.27 $5.27 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.54
- $2.45
- $0.58
- $0.21
- $0.16
- $0.18
- $0.13
- $0.02
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 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 shallots, 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. Drain the vermicelli and rinse them in a bowl of cold water to prevent them 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
Brown rice vermicelli salad with chicken
- 200 g of chicken breast$1.54
- 100 g of fresh shiitake mushrooms$2.45
- 70 g of brown rice vermicelli$0.58
- 1 onion$0.21
- one shallot$0.16
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce$0.18
- 1 tablespoon of fish sauce$0.13
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce$0.02
Total$5.27
that's $5.27 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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