Cucumber Salad with Roasted Peanuts and Chile
It’s cucumber season! If you have a garden or frequent the farmers market, you already know. What do you do with all those cucumbers? If you’re tired of pickling, here is a new recipe I recently tried originally from NYTimes Cooking. I changed a few ingredients, and made it my own, and I have to say, its delicious! I grew up eating my mother’s Chinese Dan-dan noodles so this recipe feels like home to me. I made it recently at a backyard dinner party, and it was a hit! Check it out below, and let me know what you think!
Ingredients
- 6 Persian cucumbers (about 1 pound), cut lengthwise into thin spears, then cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces
- Kosher salt
- ¼ cup salted, roasted peanuts
- ¼ cup cilantro leaves
- 1 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons natural unsalted peanut or almond butter
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 small garlic clove chopped finely
- Chile oil for serving (optional)
Directions
- Toss cucumbers with 1/2 teaspoon salt and set aside.
- Chop peanuts, cilantro and red-pepper flakes together and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together nut butter of your choice, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Add a splash of water if needed to thin mixture.
- Transfer salted cucumbers into the large bowl with dressing and mix well.
- Top with chili oil, and peanut mixture. Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Comments (3)
This looks yummy! I cant wait to try it out. Thank you for sharing!
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I made this last night and it was so flavorful and filling from the peanut butter dressing. Thanks for sharing!