Name: Thai Cucumber Salad with Peanuts Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: For Salad:; ½ red onion; 2 large English Cucumbers; ⅓ cup fresh cilantro; ½ cup salted peanuts; 1 large jalapeno pepper; ¼ tsp salt; For Dressing:; ¼ cup fresh lime juice; 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil; 1½ tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 clove garlic

How To Make Thai Cucumber Salad with Peanuts

The sweet and tangy cucumber salad gains a pleasant crunch from the addition of peanuts. You can have it as it is or serve it on the side of grilled meats.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salad:

½red onion,very thinly sliced
2largeEnglish cucumbers,halved lengthwise, seeded and sliced crosswise ¼ inch thick
⅓cupfresh cilantro,packed chopped
½cupsalted peanuts
1largejalapeño pepper,seeded and minced
¼tspsalt,optional

For Dressing:

¼cupfresh lime juice
2tbspvegetable oil,or canola oil
1½tbspfish sauce
2tbspsugar
1clovegarlic,minced

Instructions

Place the onions in a small bowl of cold water. Let sit for ten minutes, then drain well and pat dry with a paper towel.
In a large bowl, combine the drained red onions, cucumbers, cilantro, peanuts and jalapeño pepper. Set aside.

Dressing:

Combine the lime juice, oil, fish sauce, sugar and garlic in a small bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine.
Taste and add salt if necessary. Serve the salad within 30 minutes.