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10-Minute Cucumber Salad

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10-Minute Cucumber Salad

10-Minute Cucumber Salad

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Serves:

4 servings

Level:

Beginner

Serve this unique salad as a side dish at dinner, or as a light and tasty lunch or snack. Also, a great salad recipe for a party, BBQ, picnic, or potluck party, since it can be made as you're going out the door!

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • 2 to 3 cucumbers, washed and dried, cut into bite-size chunks

  • 1 shallot, minced, or 1/4 cup minced red onion

  • 2 green onions, finely sliced

  • 1 fresh red chili, de-seeded and minced, or 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper

  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro

  • 1/4 cup dry roasted peanuts, roughly chopped, for garnish


For the Dressing

  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce

  • 1/2 lime, juiced

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste

  • 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons sugar, or more, to taste

Preparation

  1. Gather the ingredients.

  2. Add shallot, green onion, chili or red pepper, and cilantro to salad bowl (reserve some extra cilantro for garnish).

  3. Gather dressing ingredients.

  4. Combine dressing ingredients together in a cup, stirring to dissolve sugar. Taste for sweet-sour balance, adding more sugar if it's too sour for your taste. (Note that dressing will taste quite salty and pungent now, but will be perfect once combined with salad.)

  5. Pour dressing over salad and toss well. To serve, top with chopped peanuts, plus extra cilantro. If desired, garnish with a slice of lime. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours.


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How do you handle liquid in the salad if made ahead?

The longer this salad sits, the more liquid will gather at the bottom of the bowl or plate (juice from the cucumber). If you want to make it ahead of time, just be sure to re-toss the salad before serving.

PRODUCT IN THIS RECIPE:

Olivivero Baby Cucumber

Olivivero Baby Cucumber

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