As soon as you mention Thai food, you'll probably think of sour and spicy dishes. If you, dear reader, want to enjoy a little sour and spicy Thai food and also want to try a vegetable salad as a side dish, let's learn together how to make the Thai-style cucumber salad introduced below.

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • Half a teaspoon sesame oil
  • Half a teaspoon chili powder
  • Half a teaspoon salt

  • 2 cucumbers
  • 3 stalks shallots (scallions)
  • 4 tablespoons peanuts

Step-by-step instructions

1. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, chili powder, and salt together until well combined.

2. Peel the cucumbers and slice them into thin rounds. Slice the shallots thinly as well. Roughly crush the peanuts.

3. Put the cucumbers into a large bowl, then pour the mixed rice vinegar mixture from step (1) over them and toss well. Add the peanuts and shallots and mix everything together thoroughly once more.

Now you can enjoy this delicious, slightly spicy Thai-style cucumber salad together with rice.

Source: Budgetbytes.com