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5 Secrets to Authentic Thai Cooking
Tips, tricks, and recipes for perfect Thai dishes
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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. Another variation is Asian cucumber salad, which is spicy and seasoned with chili oil.
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!
Make this delicious side dish today to pair with your favorite Thai dishes.
Ingredients
Ingredients For Thai Cucumber Salad
- Cucumber
- Red onion
- Cilantro
- Roasted peanuts
- Salt
Ingredients For Thai Cucumber Salad Dressing
- Thai sweet chili sauce
- Apple cider vinegar
- Sugar
- Water
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make This Recipe
Step 1: 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.
Step 2: Turn on the heat and reduce the dressing a bit, so it’s slightly thickened. Let cool.
Step 3: 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Thai cucumber salad 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 per serving?
This recipe is only 131 calories per serving.
What 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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Thai Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) 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.
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Notes
- Thai cucumber salad is best served with Thai chicken sate, Thai fish cake or shrimp cake.
I make this once a week and never get sick of it!! Simply delish!! Thank you for sharing this and also your other recipes…I’m a fan!!
Thank you for your kind words. Happy cooking!
I also tried it with using 2 tbsp. of Thai sweet chili sauce and 2 tbsp. chili garlic sauce (I ran out of the sweet chili LOL) and it was really good, even a bit more kick. I didn’t note it in my first comment but to make a bit more keto friendly, I also use Truvia (sugar substitute) as the Thai sauce has enough sweetness and my diabetic BF could not tell the difference whatsoever!!
I make a lot of your recipes and many are so delicious! I made this Thai cucumber salad the other night. I found the dressing way too sweet what with the sugar and Thai sweet chile sauce. I will try it again without the sugar.
We love cucumber salads, and this was no exception! I’ve never made it before with the sweet chili sauce, but this will probably be my go-to from now on! Loved the flavors and the crunch from the peanuts. Thanks for sharing – it’s definitely a keeper!
Thank you for your comment, JostLori. Very glad that you like the recipe.
Do you have any Asian salad recipes that incorporate ginger? (whether fresh minced or paste). I ate someone’s Asian salad and they had used peanuts, and ginger. I forgot the rest of the ingredients, as it was about 2 yrs ago when all employees brought in a dish one day because we were in our very busy seasonal ‘peak week’.
This is AMAZING!! Super simple and delicious. Double bonus, it’s healthy, too!
Lately, this has been my go-to for potlucks and there’s never any left, even after doubling or tripling the recipe! It’s really great to bring a shared dish that my vegan and vegetarians can also enjoy.
I followed the recipe exactly except once when I didn’t have apple cider vinegar. I used rice vinegar instead and it worked beautifully. Both have that nice vinegar “tang.”
Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
Awesome!
This was delicious. Thank you.
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Fantastic! Who would think cucumber salad could be so good, but it is! We loved this recipe a whole lot. Thank you, Bee, for sharing.
Excellent, light, delicious salad!
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Do you peel the cucumber?
I did, but you don’t have to.