I love Thai food, so much so that I go to Thailand every year whenever I am back in Asia. There is just something about the perfect balance of flavors that have us hooked on Thai food, including small dishes such as this Thai cucumber salad that is often served with appetizers like Thai chicken sate, Thai fish cake and shrimp cake.
I always gobble up the small serving of Thai cucumber salad served at restaurants and complain that I don’t have enough. I take matters into my own hands. I make the salad at home, and eat as much as I can, and no one is going to stop me. The good thing about this recipe is that I don’t have to cook, it’s so easy as I just marinate the cucumber and make the to-die-for salad dressing.
I can also make Pad Thai, Tom Yum, and green curry to go with it. I am sure you want to go out and get all the ingredients and have a Thai feast now. Click here to check out my Thai recipes, they are all absolutely delicious, I assure you!
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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.
Wilson
This looks awesome!
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!!!
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!!!
Lisa Evanoff
Made this tonight, so wonderful!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Lisa for trying my Thai cucumber salad recipe. :)
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.
Karen Cookson
Use Xylitol instead of sugar.
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. :)
Terri Martin
Absolutely delicious!! I made this exactly as written and will definitely be making again soon. Thank you.
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.
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”!
Lorie
My mouth watered just reading the recipe..and it was great recipe….better the next day.. A staple at my tabl3 now.
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!
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.
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!
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.
Deborah W.
We love this cucumber salad and make it all the time. Everyone loves it even people who don’t like cucumbers. Delicious!
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. :)
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/
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!!