Mung Bean Vermicelli with Vietnamese Sausage and Chinese Celery

(by courtesy of Department of Dietetics, Queen Mary Hospital)

Ingredients (2servings, 200kcal)

Carrot  80g

Mung bean vermicelli  60g

Vietnamese sausage  5slices

Chinese Celery  4stalks

Coriander  4stalks

Seasonings

Sesame oil  1 1/2tbsps

Lime juice  1tbsp

Fish sauce  3/4tbsp

Vegetable broth  2cups

Methods:

1. Rinse ingredients and drain.
2. Strips the Chinese celery, carrots and Vietnamese sausages.
3. Soak mung bean vermicelli in water until soft.
4. Bring vegetable broth to boil, add mung bean vermicelli and cook for 1 minute. Drain and place on a serving plate. Add coriander into the vegetable broth and pour into a serving bowl.
5. Add Vietnamese sausage, Chinese celery and carrots to the mung bean vermicelli, top with the sesame oil, lime juice and fish sauce and mix well.
6. Serve with the vegetable broth.

Nutrition Tips

Mung bean vermicelli is a low fat and low glycemic index food. It can prolong satiety, improve blood sugar and weight control.