Vietnamese Cucumber Salad with Green Chili Dressing

A simple Vietnamese cucumber salad dressed with a delicious sour and spicy green chili dressing. It's topped with crushed roasted peanuts, fried shallots, and fresh herbs like mint and cilantro.

4.50 from 4 votes

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Prep Time: 15

Total Time: 15

Nutrition

Calories: 287kcal

Author: Max Cozzi

Servings: 2

Ingredients

3 Persian cucumbers, (or 1 english cucumber, stripe peeled and thinly sliced)
½ cup cilantro, (roughly chopped)
½ cup fresh mint, (roughly chopped)
½ cup roasted peanuts, (crushed or chopped, plus some for serving)
1 Thai green pepper, (chopped)
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 lime, (juiced)
1 tablespoon fish sauce
fried shallots, (for topping)

Instructions

In a mortar and pestle, add the Thai pepper and sea salt and smash until a rough paste forms. Or mince very finely on a cutting board and smash with the side of a knife.
In a large bowl, add the sliced cucumber, cilantro, mint, peanuts, lime, fish sauce, and the green chili paste. Toss until well dressed. Serve with fried shallots and more peanuts.

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Notes

This salad doesn't require too many ingredients to be delicious and flavorful, it relies mostly on the green chili sea salt paste.

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish, side salad, sides

Cuisine: asian, southeast asian, vietnamese

Keyword: easy, fast, healthy, no cook, quick, salad, simple, vegetables, veggies

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