Asian Cucumber and Carrot Salad
Asian Cucumber and Carrot Salad is a cool refreshing cucumber salad. Not too tangy or sweet, it has the perfect balance of flavors and crunch. Pair it with any protein dish for a happy meal.
Equipment
- chopping board
- Knife
- Large glass bowl
- Small glass bowl
- Vegetable peeler
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers 250-300 gm
- 1 carrot 100 gm
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- ½ tbsp soy sauce use tamari for vegan option
- ½ tbsp honey use agave or maple syrup for vegan option
- ½ tbsp sesame oil can use either olive oil or any neutral oil
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ tsp red chili flakes
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp toasted peanuts coarsely chopped
- Pinch salt optional
Instructions
Prepare Cucumbers and Carrot
- Firstly, wash the cucumbers and pat them dry. You may choose to peel off the skin. Now using a sharp knife or mandoline, thinly slice the cucumbers. Place sliced cucumbers in a large mixing bowl.
- Wash, peel and shred carrot into juliennes.
Make the Dressing
- In another small bowl, combine rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and honey. Mix well.
- Then add minced garlic, ginger, red chili flakes to this mixture. Mix well to infuse flavors uniformly in the dressing.
Toss Cucumbers & Carrot
- Pour the dressing over sliced cucumber and carrot. Gently toss ensuring the dressing is incorporated uniformly with the salad.
- Cover and set aside in the refrigerator for 10 minutes. This allows the salad to absorb flavors of its dressing.
Garnish
- Before serving, garnish with toasted sesame seeds, peanuts, fresh cilantro over the salad.
What to serve with
- Transfer the salad to a serving dish. Enjoy it as a side dish or light snack. Pair up this 10 minute Crunchy Refreshing Salad with Tandoori Whole legs, Chicken Seekh Kebab or Potato Lentils Rolls,
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Notes
- Use premium cucumbers- narrow ones with thin skin. English or Persian cucumbers or any locally available variety would be fine.
- Salads should be eaten the same day. they stay good in the refrigerator for 1-2 days provided stored properly.
- In this cucumber salad, salt if needed is added at the last, just before serving. One must take into account that there is salt in the soy sauce. Easy on salt, please!
- You are at liberty to cut cucumbers and carrot according to your choice such as julienne or spirals.