Thai Cucumber Salad With Roasted Peanuts

(from MethodicalImprov’s recipe box)

Serves 6 people

Categories: Asian, vegetables

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)*
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeƱo chili (about 1 large)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2 English hothouse cucumbers, halved, seeded, thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup sliced red onion
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
  • 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped lightly salted roasted peanuts

Directions

  1. Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Place cucumbers, onion, and mint in large bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve.

  2. *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets.

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