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5 Secrets to Authentic Thai Cooking
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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.
The recipe is where the red color bar “CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE” is.
Absolutely delicious!! I made this exactly as written and will definitely be making again soon. Thank you.
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!
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. :)
Use Xylitol instead of sugar.
Kay – Thai food uses a load of sugar and yes, sugar makes everything better. ;)
Made this tonight, so wonderful!
Thanks Lisa for trying my Thai cucumber salad recipe. :)
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!!!
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!!!
This looks awesome!
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.