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    Home » Salads and Dressings » Cucumber Mint Salad with Thai Dressing

    Cucumber Mint Salad with Thai Dressing

    Published: Feb 25, 2015 · Modified: Jul 14, 2019 by Elaine · This post may contain Amazon affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This blog generates income via ads · 4 Comments

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    Cucumber Mint Salad with Spicy Thai Dressing. "Last-minute" salad. Crunchy cucumbers, aromatic mint and a perfectly balanced Thai dressing. |www.flavourandsavour.com

    Sweet red onions and a flavourful Thai dressing turn plain cucumbers into something fancy. This Cucumber Mint Salad is ready in less than 10 minutes!

    Cucumber Mint Salad with Spicy Thai Dressing. "Last-minute" salad. Crunchy cucumbers, aromatic mint and a perfectly balanced Thai dressing. |www.flavourandsavour.com

    This Cucumber Mint Salad is quick and easy to make! Fresh and crispy with slightly spicy Thai flavours, this recipe is a great way to showcase cucumbers at any time of year.

    All you'll need to make this crunchy refreshing cucumber salad are:

    • a cucumber (Long English)
    • red onion
    • fresh mint leaves

    To make the spicy Thai dressing, you'll need

    • rice wine vinegar
    • sesame oil
    • olive oil
    • Thai chili sauce

    Then, just toss thinly sliced cucumbers and sweet red onions with mint leaves and this spicy Asian dressing to make a side salad with a difference.

    Cucumber Mint Salad with Spicy Thai Dressing. "Last-minute" salad. Crunchy cucumbers, aromatic mint and a perfectly balanced Thai dressing. |www.flavourandsavour.com

    Today I went out to the garden to check how it survived the winter, as mild as it was. My mint plant is sprouting like crazy! I decided to celebrate by making this fresh and crispy Cucumber Mint Salad.

    While I like winter salads with citrus or winter veggies, this one with fresh mint just screams, "Spring!" It's cool, crunchy and refreshing.  Adding sweet red onions and a flavourful Thai dressing turned plain cucumbers into something fancy-schmanzy, all in less than 10 minutes.

    I used my spiralizer to slice the cucumber thinly and then snipped it into bite-sized pieces. A Mandoline Slicer or a very sharp knife would work well too.
    Cucumber Mint Salad with Spicy Thai Dressing. "Last-minute" salad. Crunchy cucumbers, aromatic mint and a perfectly balanced Thai dressing. |www.flavourandsavour.com
    Spring is definitely around the corner.  I'm thinking about hauling out that deck furniture soon . . . Mojito, anyone?

    I'll bring the mint.

    Cucumber Mint Salad with Red Onion and Thai Dressing |www.flavourandsavour.com

    Cucumber Mint Salad with Red Onion

    A quick and easy side salad. Thinly sliced cucumber and sweet red onions are tossed with mint leaves and a spicy Asian dressing.
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    Course: Cucumber Mint Salad with Red Onion
    Cuisine: American, Gluten-Free, Thai
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 2 -4
    Calories: 169kcal
    Author: Elaine
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    Ingredients

    • 1 large long English cucumber
    • ½ small red onion
    • 1 small handful fresh mint leaves
    • 2 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon Thai Chili sauce OR a generous splash of fish sauce

    Instructions

    • Slice the cucumber and the red onion very thinly, using either a very sharp knife or a Mandoline Slicer or even a Spiral Vegetable Slicer
    • Place in a salad bowl with the mint leaves.
    • Whisk together the dressing ingredients and toss together just before serving.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 8.1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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    Looking for more cucumber salad ideas? Try these:

    • Kiwi Cucumber Salad with Walnuts and Fresh Mint
    • Strawberry Cucumber Salad with Creamy Lemon Dressing
    • Melon Cucumber Salad with Creamy Greek Yogurt Dressing
    • You might also like this Asian Pear Slaw with Ginger and Lime

    Asian Pear Slaw with Ginger and Lime. A refreshing slaw made with Asian pears (apple pears), celery, and fennel and lightly dressed with a ginger-lime vinaigrette. This is a perfect accompaniment to Thai or Asian dishes.

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    1. Heather Mason @Nutty Nutrition

      March 05, 2015 at 2:22 pm

      those cucumbers look so pretty! makes me want a spiralizer!

      Reply
      • Flavour & Savour

        March 05, 2015 at 2:53 pm

        Yes Heather, the spiralizer is a lot of fun! Zucchini, apples, cucumbers, beets, even broccoli stalks--and lots more.

        Reply
    2. keri

      March 03, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      This looks wonderful! What brand of thai chili sauce do you use?

      Reply
      • Flavour & Savour

        March 03, 2015 at 1:42 pm

        Right now I'm using Thai Kitchen.

        Reply

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