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Thai Cucumber Salad
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5 from 16 votes

Thai Cucumber Salad

This Thai-inspired cucumber salad recipe is a healthy side dish that's easy to make, and full of the most delicious fresh and zesty flavors.
Prep Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: 4th of july, vegetarian
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Author: Ali

Ingredients

Cucumber Salad Ingredients:

  • 2 English cucumbers sliced
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced
  • half of a small red onion peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
  • optional toppings: toasted sesame seeds crushed red chili flakes

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil (or olive oil)
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 small clove garlic minced or pressed
  • 1-2 tablespoons sweetener (such as maple syrup honey or brown sugar), to taste

Instructions

  • To make the dressing, whisk the lime juice, oil, rice vinegar, fish sauce, garlic, and your desired amount of sweetener together in a small bowl until combined.  (Or add all ingredients to a mason jar, cover and shake vigorously until combined.)
  • Combine the cucumbers, green onions, red onion, cilantro, mint and peanuts in a large bowl.  Drizzle evenly with the dressing, then toss until combined.
  • Serve immediately, garnished with your desired toppings.  Or cover and refrigerate for up to one day, then serve the salad chilled.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Food and Wine.