Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad

Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • About This Recipe

    “Truly yours Thai style !”

    Ingredients

  • 2lbscucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cuprice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cupsugar
  • 1/2 cupwater
  • 1teaspoonsalt
  • 1/4 cupchopped shallots or 1/4 cupchopped purple onion
  • 1fresh hot chili pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cupdry roasted peanuts, crushed
  • 1/4 cupfresh cilantro, chopped

    • Directions

  • Place sliced cucumber on a platter.
  • Meanwhile combine vinegar, sugar, water and salt in a small saucepan and heat until sugar and salt are dissolved.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Place shallots and chili pepper in vinegar mixture and stir.
  • Pour mixture over cucumbers just before serving and sprinkle with peanuts and fresh cilantro.
  • Don’t be concerned about the strong smell when heating the vinegar.

    • Reviews

  • “Awesome salad – I used Splenda and it still turned out great.The cilantro is key.”

  • “Delicious and easy.I’m making it again.I omitted peanuts because of allergies.”

  • “Awesome Salad!!! I will have to admit I wasn’t quite sure I was going to like this…I had cucumber I needed to use up and I came across this recipe, there were others I would have tried over this, but my husband is picky about sauces so I thought I’d give this a try and I am glad I did. This has to be the best cucumber salad ever. I even had seconds, which I rarely do when it involves vegetables, and I already bought the ingredients to make it again!! Very good, thanks for sharing :)”

  • “Great!Note to self, I just made a cold dressing out of everything, super.Pretty salad too.”

  • “I really love this recipe! My 10 year-old- son, said they were “too spicey,” but I loved the heat – just enough to not be too hot. My husband liked it but is afraid of cucumbers. I have been too, but it seems once they are marinaded they don’t have the same effect. I will make this again if only for me.I poured the sauce over them and sat them in the frig overnight.”

  • “Excellent!”

  • “I brought this to a pot luck book club meeting. It was a hit. I omitted the peanuts due to personal preference. I will def be making this again.”

  • “Excellent cucumber salad.I omitted the peanuts as a personal preference.I used a habenero pepper and yowza what a great kick.”

  • “This is so addictive.I often make a big batch and eat it for lunch over a few days time.Sooooo good!”

  • “This is an excellent salad as a side to a Thai curry.I used only 2 tbsp. of sugar and added crushed red pepper flakes for some added kick.”

  • “This salad is delicious.I used red onion rather than shallots and I added the cilantro and peanuts and even now 24 hours later it’s still crunchy.Will make again.”

  • “Excellent.I was a bit of a wimp and just added a dried chili pepper to the vinegar mixture.That didn’t provide a lot of heat, but enough for me.This is such a refreshing salad.”

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