Pickled Cucumber Salad (Dan's Recipe)
Ready In: 23 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 3 cucumbers, the small Lebanese variety
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 1 red chili, sliced fine (seeded or not-it's up to you)
- 1⁄2 cup mint, Vietnamese would be good
- 1⁄2 cup fresh coriander leaves
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 2 tomatoes, seeded, halved and sliced fine
Directions
- With a vegie peeler, slice the cucumber into ribbons discarding the seedy centre.
- Bring the fish sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, turmeric, onion wedges and sliced chilli to the boil. Simmer a few minutes, then remove from the heat and toss through the cucumber ribbons. Allow to cool.
- Add in the remaining herbs and veg and serve.
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