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Ingredients
Thai Cucumber Salad
- Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 4 Tbsps Rice vinegar
- 2 tsps Thai fish sauce
- 2 tsps sesame oil
- 2 Tbsps cane sugar
- 1 red chili pepper
- 2 large Cucumber
- salt
- ½ bunch Thai basil
- 3 sprigs mint
- 2 ozs roasted Shelled peanut
Mix together soy sauce, rice vinegar, fish sauce, sesame oil and sugar in a bowl.
Halve chile pepper lengthwise, remove seeds, rinse and pat dry. Finely chop chile and add to soy sauce mixture.
Rinse cucumber, wipe dry, halve lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
Cut cucumbers into thin half moons, then place in a sieve, sprinkle with salt and let drain for 10 minutes.
Add drained cucumber to the sauce and let stand for 15 minutes (marinate).
Meanwhile, rinse basil and mint, shake dry, pluck leaves and cut into fine strips.
Finely chop peanuts. Sprinkle peanuts and herbs over the cucumber salad just before serving.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 156 cal. | (7 %) | ||
| Protein | 4 g | (4 %) | ||
| Fat | 8 g | (7 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 14 g | (9 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 10 g | (40 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2.5 g | (8 %) |
Healthy, because
Cucumber is a great dieting ingredient, as it consists of 97 percent water and has just 12 calories per 100 gram serving.
Even smarter
Spring rolls, especially ones with lean protein, go well with this dish for a quick protein boost.