Vietnamese Cucumber Salad

Name: Vietnamese Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 English cucumber (or 2 regular cucumbers), thinly sliced; 1/2 carrots, julienned; 1/2 shallots, thinly sliced; 1/2 red chili pepper, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped; 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/2 cup roasted peanuts (unsalted), crushed; 4 tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tsp fish sauce; 1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp sesame oil

Crisp, refreshing cucumber salad with a tangy lime-fish sauce dressing, aromatic herbs, and roasted peanuts - a trending healthy side.

15 minEasyServes 4120 cal/serving

AsianSaladNo-CookVegetarian

Cook this free in the appFree. No download, no account. The screen stays awake and each step can run its own timer.

Ingredients

2 English cucumber (or 2 regular cucumbers), thinly sliced
1/2 carrots, julienned
1/2 shallots, thinly sliced
1/2 red chili pepper, thinly sliced
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup roasted peanuts (unsalted), crushed
4 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

1

In a small bowl, whisk together 4 tbsp fresh lime juice, 2 tsp fish sauce, 1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar), and 2 cloves minced garlic to make the dressing.
2

Stir in 1 tsp sesame oil.
3

In a large bowl, combine 2 thinly sliced English cucumber (or 2 regular cucumbers), 1/2 julienned carrots, 1/2 thinly sliced shallots, and 1/2 thinly sliced red chili pepper.
4

Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss gently to coat.
5

Let sit for 5-10 minutes so the flavors meld.
6

Just before serving, toss in the fresh 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint leaves and 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro.
7

Top with 1/2 cup crushed roasted peanuts (unsalted).
8

Transfer to a serving plate and serve chilled or at room temperature.

Cook this free in the appCooking it now? The app keeps the screen awake and times each step. Free, nothing to install.

Keep this recipe

Prints the ingredients and method only.

Questions

Is there a substitute for palm sugar in Vietnamese Cucumber Salad?

The entry for Vietnamese Cucumber Salad calls for 1 tsp palm sugar (or brown sugar). In its place: Dark or light brown sugar works, measure for measure.

Is Vietnamese Cucumber Salad spicy?

Moderately. The heat in Vietnamese Cucumber Salad comes from 1/2 red chili pepper, thinly sliced. For a milder plate, remove the seeds and ribs from the chili pepper, or use half; nothing else in the method changes. For more, add it at the table rather than in the pot, so everyone sets their own level.

Does Vietnamese Cucumber Salad contain peanuts?

Yes: 1/2 cup roasted peanuts (unsalted), crushed. The full allergen list for this entry is peanuts, fish and sesame. Where the peanuts are a garnish, toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds give the same crunch. Packaged ingredients vary by brand, so check labels if the allergy is serious.

How do I store and reheat Vietnamese Cucumber Salad?

The base of Vietnamese Cucumber Salad is carrots, which holds up: it keeps three to four days refrigerated and tastes better after a few hours, once the dressing has soaked in. Hold back a spoonful of dressing to freshen it before serving. Add the peanuts at the table so it stays crisp. It does not freeze.

Can I halve or double Vietnamese Cucumber Salad?

Yes. As written it serves 4. Halved, the cucumber drops from 2 to 1; doubled, it is 4. Every line in this entry carries its half and double quantity, and the app's batch dial rewrites them inside each step. There is no cooking pitfall here; the quantities simply scale.

Serve it with

Cook this free in the app

Textual Chef is 4,544 plain-text recipes, free to read and free to cook from. No account, no paywall, no ads, no life stories. Open this one in the app and each quantity sits inside the step that uses it, so you read once and cook.

Every recipe is curated or public-domain sourced, written to one template and checked before it publishes. Nothing here is a scraped blog post.

Cook this free in the appNo download needed. It opens in your browser. The kitchen tools (planner, shopping list, pantry, import) are $5.33 a month billed annually; the first 30 days are free.