What is Cucumber Salad?
Cucumber salad is a staple side dish that goes well with any dinner that you can make. Cucumber is so versatile, changing depending on the sauce that you decide to use.
There are many different versions of this salad, from American to Asian. This delicious recipe uses Thai ingredients as its sauce, making it a Thai cucumber salad.
Thai food is very delicious, being sweet, savory and spicy. When you make cucumber into a salad, it pairs well with all kinds of Thai food!
Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe
I love this salad and can never have enough whenever I dine out at Thai restaurants. I decided to make it at home so I can eat as much as I want.
The good thing about this recipe is that I don’t even have to cook. It’s so easy to make since I just have to marinate the cucumber and make the salad dressing. Combine both of them together and it is ready to serve!
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Ingredients for This Recipe
- Cucumber
- Thai sweet chili sauce
- Apple cider vinegar
- Roasted peanuts
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it Healthy?
Yes, this Thai salad is extremely healthy with plenty of nutrients from the cucumber.
Is Thai Cucumber Salad Vegan?
The best part of this recipe is that it is indeed vegan and vegetarian.
How Many Calories?
This recipe is only 131 calories per serving. Make this delicious side dish today to pair with your favorite Thai dishes.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
This meal is best served as a side dish. For a wholesome Thai meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
Pairs well with:
Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe
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Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb cucumber, cut into pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 small red onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Directions
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1Add salt to the cucumber, mix well and set aside in the fridge for 10-15 minutes. In the meantime, make the Dressing, by combining all the ingredients in a small sauce pan. Turn on the heat and reduce the Dressing a bit so it's slightly thickened. Let cool.
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2Drain the salt water from the cucumber completely. Toss the cucumber, onion, and mix with the Dressing. Top with the peanut and cilantro, serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
Thai cucumber salad is best served with Thai chicken sate, Thai fish cake or shrimp cake.
Linda Franklin
Thanks. I’ve gotten three recipes copied. Shrimp boil. Tai cucumber salad and watermelon tequila summertime drink. I m making it today and will text you with the results. I’m so excited.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Linda, yes please I want to know how they go. I bet you will love all of them. Happy Labor Day!
Richard Pomerantz
Will try it., but Thai Cucumber salad without spice?
Duncan and Galina
We have always loved cucumber in our salads but this recipe certainly takes it to a wonderfully different level. Thank you Bee.
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Duncan and Galina. :)
Graham
A simple cucumber recipe: but it’s wonderful.
I love it.
It’s probably the most repeated recipe I use.
Thank you.
Nancy
Hi, is this page broken? Some of the images and links don’t seem to be loading properly, so I’m not able to access the recipe. Thanks!
Rasa Malaysia
It’s fixed.
Nancy
I’ like to have Thai cucumber salad as my side dish when I make Trader Joe’s General Taos Chicken with jasmine rice, delicious dinner
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, sounds delicious.
Tami
Delicious salad with wonder flavors! Our family is peanut allergic so I substituted pepitas (small pumpkin seeds) for the peanuts to get the crunch and saltiness. Very easy to make with flavorful results! Thank you!!
LuAnn
I have made this salad twice now. Both times I served it as a side with a Thai entree. First time we ate it with Spicy Thai Basil Chicken from Chef John that I found on Allrecipes. Tonight we will have it along with Bang Bang Shrimp from Damn Delicious. This salad is amazing and a delicious entree and puts it over the top as a complete meal. If you like Thai flavors, you will NOT be disappointed! Thank you for posting this delicious salad recipe.
Rasa Malaysia
LuAnn, you should try more of my recipes, they are all very good: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
D Nigon
This is so delicious. I have made it several times. I misplaced the recipe for awhile, but I’m so happy I located it again! I always make at least a double recipe. It’s so fresh tasting and cool. I LOVE Thai flavors! and think I may have to make my way through all your recipes The Honey Garlic Chicken is already a favorite I’ve made quite a few times.Thank you Bee !!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi D thanks for trying my Thai Cucumber Salad recipe. Thanks for trying other recipes, too. :)
Lynn
Try Rasa Malaysia’s Malaysian chicken sates. They’re the best ever.
Deborah W.
We love this cucumber salad and make it all the time. Everyone loves it even people who don’t like cucumbers. Delicious!
Vera
Great simple salad that is FULL of flavor. I completely deseeded my cucumber and sliced it into “moons”. I love how the cucumber stays crisp because you salt it first. The dressing is not too sweet, and balances well with the red onion.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Vera thanks for trying my Thai cucumber salad.
Tina
Yummy, made it but left the cilantro out as I loathed taste and smell. I also cut the seeds out of the middle of the cucumber as it gives my mother heartburn. But it tasted the same and now a welcome and well loved recipe, many thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for trying this cucumber salad recipe!
Chrystal
Amazing salad very delicious and super easy to make!
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, I am so happy to hear that you love my Thai Cucumber Salad recipe.
Andy
Best cucumber salad I’ve ever had! Prepared it exactly according to recipe— thought it would be too sweet but it wasn’t. Making it again ( for the third time this week! ) and not changing a thing. Salting the cucumber first, as the recipe says, is an important step. Drain the salt water ( don’t rinse it off ). Excellent recipe! Thanks!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Andy, thanks so much for your rave review. Yes, all my recipes taste very good if you just follow it exactly. All measurements are precise with perfect balance of flavors. :) Thanks!
Lorie
My mouth watered just reading the recipe..and it was great recipe….better the next day.. A staple at my tabl3 now.
Peggy
Have been preparing this for the past half hour and eating it now !! Simply delicious!
Thank you ! You convinced me and I am your latest “follower”!
Robert M.
I looked at the pictures. But where is the recipe?
Rasa Malaysia
The recipe is where the red color bar “CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE” is.
Terri Martin
Absolutely delicious!! I made this exactly as written and will definitely be making again soon. Thank you.
Ric Wun
Just by looking at the dressing ingredients I realized that it would be way too sweet. I cut the sugar in half and added 2 tsp of rice vinegar in addition to the apple cider vinegar which brought it into more of a balance between sweet and sour. I would recommend starting with 1 TBSP of sugar to start – you can always add more later if you like it very sweet. Otherwise, a great Summer salad!
Rasa Malaysia
Thai food is generally sweet. This cucumber salad is more sweet than sour. But I am glad that you modified it to suit your taste. :)
Karen Cookson
Use Xylitol instead of sugar.
Kay Gyngell
Whoa…!! This is basically 5 tablespoons of sugar (if you assume the sweet chilli sauce has about 1 tbls also). I’m not sugar phobic, but that seems pretty excessive to me. No wonder it tastes so good!
Rasa Malaysia
Kay – Thai food uses a load of sugar and yes, sugar makes everything better. ;)
Deborah W.
Did you ever hear the saying ‘if you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything’? If you don’t like it don’t make it but don’t criticize needlessly.
Lisa Evanoff
Made this tonight, so wonderful!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Lisa for trying my Thai cucumber salad recipe. :)
Mo Creamer
Love, Love this recipe!!! I made a large batch to take to work for lunch to have this week!! The taste is incredible, and i find i am am craving it, and sneaking more in the afternoon!!! Also, great inside pita for a sandwich, as i tried that today!!
The Thai flavor is so amazing….Great for anyone who loves Thai food, or basically who loves just flavorful food!
Bee..you are amazing…keep these coming!!!
Mo Creamer
Absolutely love this salad!!! I made a large batch, since cucumbers are out right now, and have been eating it all week for lunch at work!!! It’s also delicious inside pita bread, as i had that today for my lunch!!!
I recommend this to anyone who likes Thai food, or any food that has flavor!!
Thank you for this and for all the amazing recipes!!!
Wilson
This looks awesome!
Ken
I always think cucumbers are not given enough credit. It’s such a refreshing fruit or is it vegetable? I love Thai food and I love salad. Now we have both! Thanks for sharing.