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!
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.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb. (0.4 kg) 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
Instructions
- Add 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.
- Drain the salt water from the cucumber completely. Toss the cucumber, onion, and mix with the Dressing. Top with the peanut and cilantro, serve immediately.
Notes
Thai cucumber salad is best served with Thai chicken sate, Thai fish cake or shrimp cake.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
3 peopleAmount Per Serving Calories 131Total Fat 3.2gSaturated Fat 0.5gSodium 339mgCarbohydrates 24.4gFiber 1.4gSugar 19gProtein 2.6g
Christina
Can I make the dressing a day before and refrigerate it?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Rachel
So you rinse the salt of the cucumber?
Rasa Malaysia
You don’t rinse just follow the instructions in the recipe card.
Pamela
Great salad! Sweet, crunchy, a bit hot but not too much. I scrape the seeds out of the cucumbers prior to salting themas it helps to limit the water content of the cucumbers.
Rasa Malaysia
You are brilliant!
Deb
Made this and served with Sriracha Chicken. Absolutely beautiful. I did julienne very finely some red capsicum to add to the salad and I didn’t bother reducing the dressing. Just gave it a good shake to dissolve the sugar. Everyone is now addicted
The water is in the dressing to help dissolve sugar, as I read it anyway and to balance sweetness?
Thanks….a real keeper 😘
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!
Ella
Love all things cucumber. I haven’t tried Thai salad before. I’ll have to try this when the weather warms up.
Kevin
Doesn’t the moderator answer the questions. I’m thinking of making this
Amber
Can’t wait to try this! Just a question–are the 2 T water for use in the dressing or to mix with salt and soak the cucumbers? The reason I ask is that Step 2 says to drain the salt water from the cucumbers, but the recipe says only to mix salt with the cucumbers (no water). Thanks!
Terry Gilbert
I had the same question as you, Amber. Since I had to guess on my own, I think it’s that the cukes are supposed to release water as they sit, so that is what you are supposed to drain-off. My cukes didn’t release any water after I sprinkled them with the salt, so I just carried-on and everything turned-out perfectly.
Josie
The salt helps to pull the water out from the cucumbers so as not to have a watery salad.👍😊
Heather
Salt will draw out the water from the cucumbers, dehydrating them a bit so you don’t end up with a lot of extra liquid.
Malissa
Salt cucs and onion ,
Water is for dressing.