Thai Cucumber Salad is incredibly quick and easy to make. This simple recipe uses only a few ingredients but packs a serious flavour punch!
This super quick and incredibly easy Thai Cucumber Salad is a staple in our household. With only a few ingredients, I can easily whip this up for lunch or dinner.
My daughter is a serious cucumber fanatic! I’m always looking for fun and tasty ways to serve cucumbers as often as possible. I’m cool like that!
I figure if you have a kid who loves veggies you should do a happy dance and make veggie dishes every flipping day. Am I right?
Both of my hooligans love fruits and vegetables. I’ll admit I’m more of a fruit lover but I dig veggie recipes too. We are the kind of family who serves 4 sides with every meal.
No joke, man. If you ask anyone who has been lucky enough to have dinner at our house they will tell you we average 4-5 sides per protein.
So, if I serve a sirloin roast and roast chicken for dinner there will likely be around 8-10 side dishes on the table. We’re huge carnivores but sides are our jam!
Speaking of sides, I made some Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes the other day. I highly recommend you give them a try! They got RAVE reviews from everyone who noshed on them!
This Thai cucumber salad also got rave reviews. Originally I made this in the fall and have made it dozens of times since then. You need to give this a try as soon as possible!
Other Fabulous Side Dishes:
- Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
- Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots
- Skillet Asparagus with Lime Butter
- Honey Glazed Carrots
- Farro with Dried Cherries and Pistachios
- Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon
- Roasted Carrots with Honey and Pistachios
- Spicy Chipotle Skillet Corn with Bacon
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Thai Cucumber Salad is incredibly quick and easy to make. This simple recipe uses only a few ingredients but packs a serious flavour punch!
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 red Thai chile pepper, finely chopped
- 1 large cucumber, spiralized or sliced
- 2 shallots, finely diced
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
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Combine rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and red Thai chile pepper in a small bowl. Mix well.
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In another small bowl, combine cucumber, shallots and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
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Pour liquid mixture over cucumber mixture. Toss until cucumbers are coated well. Place in fridge until ready to serve.
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Serve with a big old spicy smile!
Recipe inspired by Thai Cucumber Salad and Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad from Kraft.
You can add peanuts to this recipe if you like!
In a pinch you can substitute salad dressing and Thai Chili sauce instead of using rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. I've done it on occasion and it tastes amazing!!
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Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
Cucumbers with a kick–LOVE it! Son #4 is a huge cucumber fanatic, so I’ll have to make this for him. I’ll keep the Thai chile to myself. I can handle the heat!
Dave Clitherow says
Would probably work to add a splash of Nam Pla (fish sauce) too I reckon….?
Kim Beaulieu says
Hi Dave. That would be awesome. Love that idea.
When I’m being super lazy I use salad dressing and Thai sweet chili sauce.
Moy says
Refreshing spicy summary dish. Love it. Moy
Kim Beaulieu says
Thanks so much.
David says
I haven’t made it yet but it looks so fresh and tastes (in my mind) so good, I can’t wait to try it….. thanks !
Kim Beaulieu says
Thanks, David. Hope you get a chance to try it this summer. It’s really delicious.
Norman/Leila Brashers says
You say you can substitute salad dressing. What kind?
Kim Beaulieu says
Hey! Sorry, I’ve been off work for some time due to some health issues. Finally back to work and trying to catch up. I apologize for leaving you hanging for so long.
Anyhow, I’ve actually subbed with Italian dressing before. I know it sounds weird but it works. Any Asian style dressings would work too. Or anything with roasted red peppers would taste lovely with this. Hope that helps.
Annette says
Had a similar salad at my Thai restaurant, but theirs was too sweet!!! I used a little rice wine sherry and replaced it with the sugar..it was fantastic!
Kim Beaulieu says
That sounds delicious!!
christyml says
Great simple recipe. I didn’t have Thai chilies or shallots so I added extra pepper flakes and red onion and it was still great.
Kim Beaulieu says
Those substitutions sound great. I’m glad you got to try this. It’s such an easy recipe for summer. Have a great week!