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South east asian cucumber salad

Submitted by Richard Mee Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 07:27

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Introduction

A light fresh and very interesting salad to serve as a starter or side dish. A great combination of simple flavours and you can include your own home made pickled vegetables. (in the recipe)

Ingredients

1 continental cucumber (sliced)
40g radish (2 or 3 sliced)
40g carrot (1 carrot)
20g paw-paw (papaya)
1 spring onion (or shallot)
1 bunch coriander
30g toasted peanuts
Pickle ingredients: 50g sugar; 50g white vinegar; pinch of salt.

Dressing Ingredients

Juice of 1 lime
25 ml fish sauce
1 birds eye chili (small hot red pepper)
30g palm sugar
30ml peanut oil

Preparation

Pickle carrot and radish. Julienne radish and carrot, add sugar, vinegar and salt. Allow to sit for at least 2 hours. Drain liquid.

Dressing Preparation:
Finely chop bird’s eye chili and add to lime juice. Combine fish sauce together with palm sugar and peanut oil, mix well. Mix all together.

Salad preparation:
Julienne sliced cucumber, green pawpaw and spring onion. Crush toasted peanuts, pick desired amount of coriander leaves. Mix all vegetables together and add the chili lime dressing.

Additional Information

Plan this salad ahead of time if you want to make your own pickled vegetables.