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Cucumber salad with peanuts

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 1 large cucumber(s)
  • 1 large carrot(s)
  • 1 onion(s), red (or 2 shallots)
  • 2 chili peppers, green
  • 1 stalk of coriander
  • 1 sprig of mint
  • 1 lime(s) (untreated)
  • 3 tbsp oil, soybean oil (alternatively sunflower oil)
  • 6 tbsp vinegar (white wine vinegar)
  • 100 g peanuts, unsalted
  • some coriander and mint leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

For 4 people as a salad, for 2 as a dinner

Halve the cucumber lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon. Peel the carrots and red onion. Slice or slice everything into thin rings. Deseed the chili peppers and cut into thin rings. Pick and chop the herb leaves. Arrange the cucumber, carrots, and onion on plates. For the dressing, thinly peel the lime zest with a knife and cut into fine strips. Roast the peanuts in a dry pan, let cool, and sprinkle over the salad. Mix together the soybean oil, white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, sugar, salt, chilies, and chopped herbs and drizzle over the salad. Garnish with lime strips and herb leaves.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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