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Beat The Heat With This Refreshing Thai Cucumber Salad!
Thai cuisine is absolutely one of my favorites!! And one of my favorite Thai dishes is the Thai cucumber salad!
"Cool as a cucumber" is a well known phrase. It actually refers to being calm and composed rather than low in temperature. However the phrase comes from the cool traits of the cucumber!
Thai Cucumber Sauce
What is in the Thai cucumber sauce? It is simply sugar, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar.
My favorite fish sauce is the Three Crabs Brand. I am including a link to Amazon for Three Crabs Brand Fish Sauce for convenience if you would like to try this. Or you can find this at your local Asian market.
There are 5 flavors to Thai food: sweet, sour, spicy, salty, and bitter. To get it just right, you try to find the right balance of flavors in the dishes, and the end result is complex and amazing. It is my understanding that you need at least 2 of these flavors in a Thai dish in order for it to taste right. And by the way...not every Thai dish is spicy. Try this simple recipe for Thai cucumber salad which is mild and absolutely delicious!
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Thai Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber peeled in stripes (see photo) and sliced thinly
- ¼ onion sliced thinly
- 1 green onion cut on the bias
- 6 cherry tomatoes cut in half or thirds
- 2 ts sugar
- 2 tablespoon thai fish sauce
- 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Instructions
- Add all prepped vegetables to a bowl.
- In a separate bowl mix the sugar, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar.
- Add the sugar, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar to the vegetables and mix well.
- Taste! You should be able to taste a mixture of sweet (sugar), salty (fish sauce), and sour (vinegar).
June Barrera
I just love cucumbers so much I just had to try this recipe! It was very easy to make and it complimented my “killer chicken thigh” recipe that I found on Pinterest very well! Everything was perfect however I did add a little shredded carrots since I had some leftover and didn’t want to waste it and it did add a little color too! Thanks Grace for sharing this wonderful recipe!
Grace
I'm so happy that you liked the cucumber salad and the "killer chicken thigh" recipe sounds wonderful! Great idea to add the shredded carrots...next time I make this I'll add some too! 🙂
April Lewis
This cucumber salad is one of my favorites!! I love the sweet, tangy taste it has. I loved it so much I made it 2 days in a row and brought some to work and shared it with a few of my friends. They also loved it and wanted the recipe as well. I ate it with my turkey chili I had made but taste delicious by itself as well!! So good!!! 😋😋
Grace
I'm so happy that you like this easy to make and delicious Thai salad!! Thanks also for sharing it with your friends. 🙂 I plan on making your turkey chili soon...it looks so delicious!!
June Barrera
Had to make this again , I rated it 5 stars!
Grace
Thank you June for the 5 star rating! I'm so very happy that you like this so much!
April Lewis
Going to make this tonight!! My favorite!! 😋
Grace
Thank you April for the 5 star rating! I'm so very happy that you like this so much!
Eden
I made this today, and my niece and nephew 7 and 5 yrs old loved it so much and said they can eat everything. I made two batches and it’s almost gone. They said it’s a healthy snack. This recipe was so easy to make and I think I can have this everyday as my appetizer. Thank you April for sharing your sister’s recipe.
Grace
Hi Eden! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on the recipe! I am so happy that you and your niece and nephew enjoyed the the salad, and grateful to April for sharing the recipe with you. Have a great day and thanks again!! 🙂
Emily
This recipe is so simple and great! Healthy and flavorful! Has become a quick favorite of mine. Thanks April for introducing me to this 🙂
Grace
Hi Emily! Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on the recipe and I'm so very glad you like it!! Thank you again 🙂