LEMONGRASS VIETNAMESE PORK NOODLE SALAD WITH ICEBERG AND COLESLAW

To prepare the pork:  

With a mallet or rolling pin bash the pork loin steaks. Cut the pork loin steaks into smaller pieces. 

To make the marinade. 

Bash the lemongrass stalk with a rolling pin. Dice the lemongrass into smaller pieces. Crush the garlic, zest the lime, and dice the chili. To make the marinade in a bowl combine the lemon grass, lime juice, lime zest, red chili, fish sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, oil, and baking soda. 

Add the pork into the marinade and cover set aside for 4-6 hours. 

To cook the noodles:  

Place the vermicelli noodles into a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 5 -6 minutes until soft. Drain and set aside.  

To prepare the salad.  

Shred the LeaderBrand Iceberg lettuce. 

Slice the cucumber. 

Chop the peanuts. 

To make the dressing 

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine.  Set aside. 

Cook the pork:  

Heat a large griddle pan or frying pan with oil. Cook the pork on either side for 3-4 minutes until cooked through.  

To assemble:  

Place the noodles down first, scatter over the LeaderBrand chopped Iceberg lettuce and LeaderBrand Coleslaw. Place the pork on top. Drizzle on the dressing. Garnish with fresh herbs, chopped roasted peanuts and lime wedges.  

COLESLAW

The crisp sweetness of our Classic Coleslaw is complimented by LeaderBrand’s signature Homestyle Dressing – a true dinnertime favourite!

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• cruelty_free Vegetarian

WRAPPED LETTUCE

When it comes to lettuce, we cut out the middleman. Every bag of our Wrapped Lettuce is grown, harvested, packed, and delivered to your local store by LeaderBrand. Source of Folate.

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• grass Gisborne & Pukekohe
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• cruelty_free Vegan

For the pork marinade 

• 500g pork loin steaks 
• 1 lemon grass stalk  
• 4 cloves garlic  
• Zest 1 lime 
• Juice 1 lime  
• 2 tbsp fish sauce  
• 1 tbsp soy sauce  
• 2 tbsp brown sugar 
• 2 tbsp oil 
• ½ tsp baking soda 
• ½ red chili deseeded. 

For the salad:   

• ½ bag LeaderBrand Coleslaw  
• ½ LeaderBrand Iceberg Lettuce
• 1 small cucumber 
• 200g vermicelli noodles 
• 1 cup mixed herbs, fresh mint, coriander, Thai basil. 
• ½ cup roasted peanuts chopped  
• 4 lime wedges 

Salad dressing  

• ½ cup fish sauce  
• ½ cup rice wine vinegar 
• 2 cloves garlic minced 
• 3 tbsp lime juice  
• 3 tbsp white sugar 
• ½ red chili diced and deseeded