Thai Cucumber Salad
Thai Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing but certainly does not lack in flavor. Cool cucumber slices and zesty red onion are dressed in a sweet and tangy sauce, then topped with chopped peanuts for extra crunch.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 cucumbers (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon minced cilantro
- 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the salad dressing in a small bowl by combining lime juice, rice vinegar, peanut oil, fish sauce and sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then set aside.
- 2
Place the sliced cucumbers and sliced red onion in a large bowl. Pour the salad dressing over the cucumbers and red onion.
- 3
Add crushed red pepper to the salad, then toss gently, making sure that all of the cucumber slices are coated in the salad dressing.
- 4
The salad dressing liquid will settle at the bottom of the bowl. Stir the cucumbers every so often before serving so that each slice has a chance to marinate in the liquid.
- 5
Top with minced cilantro and chopped peanuts just before serving.