Name: Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4 as a side salad+
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cucumber, peeled; 4 spring onions or small shallots, thinly sliced; 100g (4oz) beansprouts; 1 tbsp coriander, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp mint, roughly chopped; 25g cashew nuts or peanuts, toasted and roughly chopped; 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

By Woman and Home 2012-05-14T11:34:00Z

Ingredients

2 cucumber, peeled
4 spring onions or small shallots, thinly sliced
100g (4oz) beansprouts
1 tbsp coriander, roughly chopped
1 tbsp mint, roughly chopped
25g cashew nuts or peanuts, toasted and roughly chopped
1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

For the dressing:

3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp caster sugar
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped

Method

Halve the cucumber length-ways, scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Slice diagonally into 1cm (1/2 in) slices. Place in a serving bowl with the onions, bean-sprouts, coriander, mint and cashew nuts.
Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk together until the sugar has dissolved. Pour over the cucumber, mix well and scatter with sesame seeds.