# Vietnamese Vermicelli Noodle Salad (Bún Chay)

A plant-based version of Vietnamese vermicelli noodle salad featuring lemongrass tofu and a vegan fish sauce dressing.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 250 g dried vermicelli
- 1 cup lettuce, thinly sliced
- 1 small carrot, shredded
- 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
- 0.5 cup fresh mint, thinly sliced
- 0.5 cup Vietnamese perilla, thinly sliced
- 0.5 block tofu, sliced
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp lemongrass, finely minced
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- 0.125 tsp white pepper
- 2.5 tbsp sugar
- 0.33 cup hot water
- 2.5 tbsp yondu or vegan fish sauce
- 2 tbsp lime
- 1 red chilli
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 stalks scallions/green onions, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 1 pinch salt
- Fried shallots
- Roasted peanuts

## Instructions

1. Cook vermicelli according to instructions, rinse with cold water, drain and set aside.
2. Heat a splash of oil into a pan and fry tofu until golden.
3. Set aside the fried tofu.
4. In the same pan, add extra oil and fry garlic and lemongrass on medium for 2 minutes until fragrant.
5. Add in the soy sauce, sugar, pepper and water and turn the heat up.
6. Add the tofu in and stir to coat, cooking for another 20-30 seconds.
7. For the dressing, dissolve sugar in hot water then whisk in all remaining ingredients.
8. For the scallion oil, heat oil in a small saucepan until hot, turn off heat then stir in the scallions and salt.
9. To assemble, add noodles in a bowl and top with all the veg, tofu and scallion oil.
10. Garnish with fried shallots and roasted peanuts.
11. Pour on the dressing and serve.

## Equipment

- pan
- small saucepan
- bowl

## Tips

- You can deep fry some spring rolls to add on top.
- Yondu is a Korean sauce that is 110% umami goodness, but vegan fish sauces work well too. If you can	 find either, substitute for light soy sauce.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHypMtm/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fa1bc193-7b96-4a33-b45b-7afc99412738
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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