Vietnamese Rice Noodle Salad

INGREDIENTS

6 oz

rice noodles

1 cup

carrots, shredded

1 cup

cucumber, julienne or slice thin

red pepper, julienne or slice thin

1/2

red onion, slice thin

1/4 cup

cilantro, chopped

1/4 cup

basil (or Thai basil), chopped

4 tbsp

lime juice

2 tbsp

soy sauce (or mixture of soy and fish sauce)

2 tbsp

brown sugar (or honey)

2 tbsp

rice vinegar

garlic clove, minced

Thai red chili pepper (or 1 serrano pepper, seeded and minced)

1/4 cup

peanuts, chopped