thai cucumber salad

Name: Thai Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 medium cucumbers; 1 small red onion; 1 medium carrot; 2 tablespoon(s) fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper; 6 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar (substitute white); 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 4 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) water

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Eve Pell

Chesterfield, VA

Updated on Jun 25, 2011

When I met my husband he owned a Thai restaurant that served the best cucumber salad. It was a family recipe and the chef would not share it, not that I blame him. Fast forward. My garden is really producing cucumbers so i decided to make up my own recipe.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 5 Min

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yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 medium cucumbers
1 small red onion
1 medium carrot
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
6 tablespoons rice vinegar (substitute white)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup water

How To Make thai cucumber salad

Step 1

Dissolve sugar in water over low heat in small saucepan

Step 2

Slice cucumbers, red onion, and carrot very thinly. (I used a potato peeler on the carrots)
Step 3

Stir the lime juice, crushed red pepper, rice vinegar, and salt into vegetables.
Step 4

Finish with the sugar water, stirring it all well.
Step 5

Refrigerate for at least half hour.
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