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AuthorAditiCategory, DifficultyBeginner

This light salad is a total summer favourite. It is tangy and sweet with tiny flavour bursts of salty peanuts.

Yields3 Servings
Prep Time10 minsTotal Time10 mins

Salad
 2 cucumbers
 ½ onion (thinly sliced in half moons)
 3 tbsp chopped coriander
 1 tbsp chopped jalapeño or deseeded red thai chilli
 ¼ cup salted peanuts
 ¼ tsp salt
Dressing
 1 ½ lime juice
 2 tbsp flavourless oil
 1 ½ tbsp fish sauce
 2 tbsp white or brown sugar
 1 garlic clove (minced)

1

Begin by soaking the thinly sliced onions in a bowl of water to remove the harsh raw taste. Then get the rest of the other salad ingredients ready.

2

Slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Peel them and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.

3

Combine the onions, cucumbers, jalapeños, coriander and peanuts in a large bowl.

4

Make the dressing the whisking the oil, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and garlic together in another bowl. Mix well to make sure that all the sugar has dissolved.

5

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Taste and add salt as required. Chill in the fridge and serve after 20 minutes.

Ingredients

Salad
 2 cucumbers
 ½ onion (thinly sliced in half moons)
 3 tbsp chopped coriander
 1 tbsp chopped jalapeño or deseeded red thai chilli
 ¼ cup salted peanuts
 ¼ tsp salt
Dressing
 1 ½ lime juice
 2 tbsp flavourless oil
 1 ½ tbsp fish sauce
 2 tbsp white or brown sugar
 1 garlic clove (minced)

Directions

1

Begin by soaking the thinly sliced onions in a bowl of water to remove the harsh raw taste. Then get the rest of the other salad ingredients ready.

2

Slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Peel them and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.

3

Combine the onions, cucumbers, jalapeños, coriander and peanuts in a large bowl.

4

Make the dressing the whisking the oil, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and garlic together in another bowl. Mix well to make sure that all the sugar has dissolved.

5

Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Taste and add salt as required. Chill in the fridge and serve after 20 minutes.

Thai Cucumber & Peanut Salad
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