An Easy Cucumber Ribbon Salad
An easy summer salad of thin ribbons of cucumber and sliced onions dressed in a sweet, sour and spicy dressing and garnished with roasted peanuts.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers medium
- 1 red onion small , cut into thin slices
- 1 1/2 tsps lime juice fresh
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp honey
- to taste salt
- 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1/2 tsp coriander finely chopped fresh
- 2 tbsps peanuts toasted and crushed
Instructions
- Trim the ends off the cucumbers. To make cucumber ribbons, slice each unpeeled cucumbers in half lengthwise. Using a vegetable peeler, peel off long thin slices of cucumber down the entire length of each cucumber half. Repeat on the other half and discard the remaining peel after the white portion has been all peeled.
- Make a dressing by whisking together the lime juice, olive oil, honey, salt and chilli flakes.
- Toss the cucumber ribbons and the sliced onions with the dressing and then plate it decoratively on a serving platter or on individual plates/ bowls. Garnish with the chopped coriander leaves and then sprinkle the crushed peanuts over this. Serve immediately.