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Asian Cucumber Salad

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Servings: 3 servings Preparation: 10 minutes. Cook time: 4 minutes. Total time: 14 minutes.
A refreshing and crunchy cucumber salad marinated in a sweet and savory Asian-style dressing with soy sauce, sesame, garlic, and ginger. Perfect as a side or appetizer.
Cuisine styles
  • Asian cuisine
  • Asian fusion
Categories
  • Salad
  • Appetizer
  • Side dish
Cooking method
  • Without cooking

Ingredients

5-6 mini cucumbers, sliced

3 tbsp or 45 ml of peanuts

1 fresh Thai chili pepper, finely chopped

1/4 cup or 60 ml of rice vinegar

1 tbsp or 15 ml of honey

1 tbsp or 15 ml of soy sauce

1 tsp or 5 ml of sesame oil

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

A few cilantro leaves

Preparation

  1. In a skillet over medium heat, roast the peanuts for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan and chop. Reserve.
  2. In a bowl, combine the rice vinegar, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and garlic.
  3. In a bowl, combine the cucumbers, sauce, peanuts and chili peppers.
  4. Serve the salad. Garnish with a few cilantro leaves.

Keywords

  • cucumber salad
  • Asian recipe
  • sesame dressing
  • fresh side dish
  • fusion cuisine
  • crunchy salad
  • vegan

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