Cucumber Salad With Peanut Sauce Recipes

THAI CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Place the onions in a small bowl of cold water. Let sit for ten minutes, then drain well and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the lime juice, oil, fish sauce, sugar, and garlic.
• Add the drained red onions, cucumbers, cilantro, peanuts and jalapeño pepper to the dressing. Taste and add the salt if necessary. Serve the salad within 30 minutes.

ASIAN CUCUMBER AND PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Set garlic aside to cool.
• Whisk vinegar and sugar in a salad bowl until sugar has dissolved; add chili-garlic sauce, fish sauce, coriander, cooked garlic, and red pepper flakes until thoroughly combined. Stir in cucumbers, peanuts, and green onions to coat with dressing. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to overnight.

CUCUMBER PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together salt and cucumber, and allow to drain in a colander for ten minutes to release water. Pat dry, and place in a medium size bowl.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan, and stir in cumin and chili pepper.
• Add peanuts, lemon juice, sugar, and melted butter to cucumber, and stir together. Garnish with cilantro.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, peanut butter and sriracha sauce. Add ginger, honey and cayenne and stir to blend. If too thick, thin with a little cold water. If you like a thicker sauce, add more peanut or nut butter. Taste sauce and adjust to your liking.
• Thinly slice cucumbers.
• To prepare in advance, chop cucumbers, make the sauce and store ingredients separately in the fridge for up to five days.
• Just before serving, place drained cucumbers in a serving or mixing bowl and toss with sauce. Add half of the peanuts and half the mint and toss again. Garnish with remaining nuts, mint ribbons, mint leaves and lime slices.
• Variations
• Vegetables: Add or substitute shredded cabbage, carrots, beets or jicama.
• Herbs: Substitute cilantro or parsley for mint.
• Fruits: Add grated apple, mandarin oranges, raisins or dried chopped fruit.
• Nut butters: Substitute almond or sunflower butter or nut butter of choice.
• Oil: Replace peanut butter with 2 tablespoons light olive or vegetable oil.
• Nuts: Substitute chopped roasted pistachios, almonds, cashews or sesame seeds.
• Protein: Add your choice of cooked chicken, pork, beef, fish, seafood, tofu or vegetarian protein.
• Grains/Seeds: Add a cooked grain (or grain substitute) like soba noodles, rice noodles, quinoa, wild rice or grain of choice.

PEANUT CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• To begin making the Peanut Cucumber Salad Recipe, in a mixing bowl, combine the roasted peanuts, along with the finely chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and green chilli.
• Now add salt to taste, chaat masala and lemon juice and toss Peanut Cucumber Salad well.
• Transfer the Peanut Cucumber Salad to a bowl and serve.
• Serve Peanut Cucumber Salad Recipe along with Raw Papaya and Red Bell Peppers Stuffed Paratha, Boondi Raita Recipe Spiced With Black Salt and Lemon Pudina Curry Leaf Shikanji Recipe for a lovely afternoon meal.

CHOPPED CUCUMBER AND PEANUT SALAD

Steps:

• Cut cucumbers into 1/2-inch dice, and place in a medium bowl. Add peanuts, mint, lime juice, oil, salt, and crushed red-pepper flakes, and stir to combine.
• Set aside for 30 minutes to let flavors meld before serving.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH ROASTED PEANUTS AND CHILE

Steps:

• Toss cucumbers with 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a colander. Set aside to drain.
• Chop peanuts, cilantro and red-pepper flakes together until very fine. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Add up to 1 tablespoon water, if needed to thin mixture. Transfer salted cucumbers to the bowl with dressing and toss to coat.
• To serve, place half the cucumber salad on the plate, sprinkle with half the peanut mixture. Repeat with the remaining cucumber salad and peanut mixture. Drizzle with chile oil, if using, and serve immediately.

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUTS

Steps:

• Seed cucumber and cut into 1/4-inch dice and in a bowl stir together with remaining ingredients. Season salad with salt and pepper.