Vietnamese-Inspired Chicken Patties

Ingredients:

• Patties
• 1 ½ pounds ground chicken
• 6 scallions, finely chopped (about ½ cup)
• ½ cup panko
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Cooking spray
• Vinaigrette
• 1/3 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (from 2 limes)
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon sambal oelek (ground fresh chili paste) or sriracha
• 1 ½ teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 medium red Fresno chile, seeded and finely chopped (1½ Tbsp.)
• Additional Ingredients
• 1 cup cooked rice vermicelli noodles
• Butter lettuce leaves

Instructions:

1. Make the patties: Stir chicken, scallions, panko, cilantro, fish sauce, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Shape into 8 patties. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high; coat with cooking spray. Working in 2 batches, cook patties, flipping once, until browned and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove from heat.
2. Make the vinaigrette: Stir vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, sambal oelek, and soy sauce in a medium bowl. Whisk in oil and sugar until mixture is smooth. Stir in cilantro and chile.
3. To serve, arrange cooked rice noodles and patties evenly in lettuce leaves; drizzle with vinaigrette.