Cool crunchy cucumbers tossed in a sweet and sour dressing with fresh mint and fiery chilies. Easy to assemble, packed with delicious sweet, salty, sour, spicy flavors, this Thai cucumber salad is perfect for summer.
Cucumbers aren't generally the main attraction at my house. I mostly use them as a vehicle for dipor for serving my smoked salmon tartar. In this refreshing summer salad, they are wonderful in their own right. Crisp juicy cucumber slices carry all the delicious complexity of the fresh herbs, fiery Thai chilies and vibrant sweet and sour dressing. This is a great summer side dish that you can whip up in about 20 minutes.
How do you make thai cucumber salad?
Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and use a small demitasse spoon or the tip of a teaspoon to gently scoop out the seeds and pulp that run down the center of the cucumber. Det er alt, hvad der er til det.
A note about Thai Chilies: There are many types of chili peppers at the market labeled Thai Chilies. Any of them will work well in this dish. Be warned that they add a LOT of heat, especially if you include the seeds. The seeds are pretty easy to remove using the tip of a sharp knife. I recommend wearing gloves when handling these chilies.
Its got everything I love in a good salad and more. Lets start with the texture every bite is loaded with a nice and satisfying crunch. And that dressing! Its both sweet and tangy and has a little bit of heat from the red pepper flakes, more sesame flavor from the sesame oil and to round it all out umami from a few teaspoons of fish sauce. But dont worry, if the f word makes you want to avoid making this delicious salad. You can easily leave the fish sauce out and move right along like it was never meant to be there in the first place. Removing the fish sauce also makes this salad vegan-friendly so everyone can enjoy it.
And I know what youre thinking, its the last week of September, why the heck are we talking summery Thai cucumber salad recipes when the rest of the world is diving headfirst into all the fall comfort foods? The reality is that though my friends in the north are getting their first taste of a chill in the air, your friends down south are still working up a sweat with no end in sight.
What do you need to make thai cucumber salad?
You can make this salad the night before and let it sit in the fridge overnight allowing the cucumber to soak up all of that delicious dressing. I wouldnt recommend making this salad too far in advance because the cucumbers could become soggy you still want that nice, crisp crunch!
This salad is a great option to serve as is for a light meal, snack or even a healthy lunch! If you want to make it a full dinner, I would recommend pairing this dish with my Baked Thai Salmon or Crockpot Thai Chicken to really add to the Thai inspired flavors!
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You can use English Cucumbers, which have smaller seeds, but tend tobe a little more expensive. Or you can use regular cucumbers for this salad. If youre super fancy, you might have a ton of cucumbers coming out of your garden, which make this salad perfect for you!
This spicy Thai cucumber salad has a classicAsianflavour, with a touch of sweetness and a hint of spiciness. love Thai food, but I dont usually know where to start when it comes to getting those amazing flavours. This recipe uses simple ingredients that you should be able tofind on the shelves atyour regular grocery store. Its not overpoweringly spicy, just enough to give it a smallkick and to take things up a notch! It tastes amazing and totally reminds me of the food served at my favourite Thai restaurant!
When we were in University, my sister and I joined the Fine Dining Club, which kind of sounds ridiculous now looking back, but it was a fantastic way for us to try out a bunch of the awesomelittle restaurants in our city that we never would have found. There was a group of about 8 of us, all studying different things inschool, and we would meet at different restaurants and try adventurous new foods. Vi var studerende og ingen af os havde en masse penge, så vi kunne ikke virkelig råd til gourmetrestauranterne. Så vi gik i stedet for internationalfoods.
Denne krydrede thailandske agurk salat er sådan en stor side skål! Flavourreminds mig af min yndlings thailandske restaurant, men det bruger enkle ingredienser, der er nemme at finde! Og hvor sjovt er de agurk nudler!? Det er en lækker og enkel opskrift, at når du har gjort det en gang, vil du fortsætte med at trænge det! Så godt!
Sød og krydret agurk salat ingredienser
Denne thailandske inspirerede agurk salat er den slags opskrift, der fylder mit lille foodie hjerte. Dens minder sig af køleskab pickles, men med en tangy, lidt krydret twist. Det har farve og crunch og pops af forskellige flavoursbright tang fra eddike, en subtil sødme fra chili sauce, en smule af saltiness , og så et lille spark i slutningen for at afbalancere tingene ud. Dens friske og lyse og det perfekte akkompagnement til alle slags min favorit dishesbutter kylling, kylling satay, kylling tikka masala, og så meget mere.
FAQ noter på denne asiatiske agurk salat
Vi elsker, at denne salat er så en god måde at bruge en haven agurk på overflod . Det er super nemt at lave, super frisk i smag, og det gør en god side skål til andre thailandske retter som thailandske grillet svinekød skewers, larp kylling salat eller thailandsk basilikum kylling.
Du vil finde mange variationer af denne salat, nogle brug limejuice og fiskesauce for at skabe den smagsbalance. Andre opskrifter bruger riseddike og sesamolie til at skabe den søde og salte combo.
Personligt finder vi fiskesauce til at have en meget stærk smag, og for en lys sommersalat har vi en tendens til at foretrække den friskere, lysere smag, som riseddike og sesamolie giver. Så det er den rute, vi tog for vores opskrift nedenfor.
Men hvis du er i en knivspids, kan du erstatte riseddike med nogle champagne eddike eller let fortyndet æblecidereddike. Du kan også bruge hvidvineddike med en knivspids sukker tilsat i.
