This cucumber salad is packed with flavor and goes with almost anything!
Today we’re bringing you our Asian Peanut Cucumber Salad — An Asian-inspired recipe that we think will quickly become your new favorite salad! We combined the freshness of English cucumbers with a smooth peanut sauce and a dash of red pepper flakes for a little kick. If spice isn’t your thing, you can leave the red pepper flakes off and still enjoy the incredible flavor of this salad.
WOT we love about this recipe: This dish can be made just before serving or prepped in the morning so it’s ready for dinner.
Looking for more Asian-inspired recipes? Try our Asian Turkey Burger with Slaw!
Asian Peanut Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 2 English cucumbers
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tbsp tamari or low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar, seasoned or unseasoned
- 1 tsp hot honey or regular honey
- 1 garlic clove, minced
Topping Ingredients
- ½ cup roasted peanuts with salt
- ½ cup cilantro, chopped
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes, optional
Instructions
- To prepare cucumbers, slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise. Then, slice each half lengthwise two or three times lengthwise. Cut the long slices into bite-size pieces and place them in a colander. Sprinkle the Kosher salt over the bite-sized pieces and toss them in a colander. Set aside
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the peanut butter, sesame oil, tamari, rice vinegar, honey, and minced garlic. Whisk well to combine. Set aside.
- Using a cutting board, roughly chop the peanuts with the cilantro and red pepper flakes until you get a nice topping consistency that can be easily sprinkled.
- Add the cucumber pieces to the dressing and toss to combine.
- Plate roughly half the dressed cucumber pieces into a serving bowl or platter and sprinkle with half of the peanut cilantro topping. Add the rest of the dressed cucumber pieces and top with the remaining topping.
- Serve immediately or can be made up to 8 hours before serving.
Enjoy!
Making this recipe? Be sure and share it with us on the WOT Instagram or Facebook!
All photos by Lorianne DeVita
