Crunchy Chinese Peanut & Cucumber Salad

Refreshing, simple, low calorie. As a side dish and just like that. Chinese peanut salad is incredibly easy to prepare and has affordable ingredients. Cucumbers give it freshness, peanuts give it filling, and cilantro gives it flavor. This salad can be crunchy for an afternoon snack or served as a side dish for meat or poultry.
cook time: 20 min
Ivy Ramsay
Crunchy Chinese Peanut & Cucumber Salad

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

147
Calories
13g
Fat
8g
Carbs
3g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

cucumbers 400 g
Peanut 50 g
Green cilantro 30 g
Garlic 1 clove

Refueling:

Sesame oil 3 tbsp
Soy sauce 2 tbsp
Rice vinegar 3 tsp
Sugar 2 g
Chilli 1 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make Chinese peanut salad? Very simple and fast! To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. First prepare the dressing. Any vegetable oil will do, preferably fragrant and unrefined. Typically used in Asian cooking, sesame oil and rice vinegar are used. But you can replace sesame oil with any vegetable oil, and rice vinegar with white wine or apple vinegar.

Step 2

Step 2
In a bowl, combine sesame oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and chili. Beat with a fork until smooth. You can replace the chili powder with a small, finely chopped piece of fresh hot pepper. Or donʼt add it at all.

Step 3

Step 3
Now prepare the rest of the salad ingredients. You can add vegetables to your taste. You can take fresh peanuts and fry them at home in a frying pan, or you can already roast them from the store. Regular salted roasted peanuts will also work.

Step 4

Step 4
Wash the cucumbers thoroughly. Cut off the ends. Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scrape out the seeds. Cut the cucumbers into slices. The skin, if it is not rough, damaged or bitter, does not need to be cut off from cucumbers.

Step 5

Step 5
Peel the garlic and finely chop it or pass it through a press.

Step 6

Step 6
Wash the cilantro, dry and chop. You can complement the cilantro with other herbs: parsley, green onions or dill.

Step 7

Step 7
In a bowl, combine cucumbers, cilantro and roasted peanuts. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.

Step 8

Step 8
Serve Chinese salad with cucumbers and peanuts immediately. Fresh cucumbers “don’t like” sitting idle in the refrigerator. They lose their taste and are no longer crispy. Bon appetit!

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