Tropical Cucumber Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: 15 mins
Ingredients
1. Whisk fish sauce to taste, lime zest, lime juice, oil, brown sugar, vinegar and crushed red pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add cucumber, avocado, mango and cilantro; gently toss to coat. Serve garnished with lime zest, if desired.
Shopping Tip: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment; find it in large supermarkets and Asian markets.
Kitchen Tip: To peel and cut a mango:
1. Slice both ends off the mango, revealing the long, slender seed inside. Set the fruit upright on a work surface and remove the skin with a sharp knife.
2. With the seed perpendicular to you, slice the fruit from both sides of the seed, yielding two large pieces.
3. Turn the seed parallel to you and slice the two smaller pieces of fruit from each side.
4. Cut the fruit into the desired shape.
5. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly because the skin of the mango can cause a poison ivy like rash to appear.
Prep time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoon(s) fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon(s) freshly grated lime zest, plus more for garnish
- 2 tablespoon(s) lime juice
- 1 tablespoon(s) canola oil
- 2 teaspoon(s) light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon(s) rice vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper
- 1 medium cucumber, cut into 3/4-inch dice
- 1 avocado, cut into 3/4-inch dice
- 1 mango, cut into 3/4-inch dice
- 1/4 cup(s) chopped fresh cilantro
1. Whisk fish sauce to taste, lime zest, lime juice, oil, brown sugar, vinegar and crushed red pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add cucumber, avocado, mango and cilantro; gently toss to coat. Serve garnished with lime zest, if desired.
Shopping Tip: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment; find it in large supermarkets and Asian markets.
Kitchen Tip: To peel and cut a mango:
1. Slice both ends off the mango, revealing the long, slender seed inside. Set the fruit upright on a work surface and remove the skin with a sharp knife.
2. With the seed perpendicular to you, slice the fruit from both sides of the seed, yielding two large pieces.
3. Turn the seed parallel to you and slice the two smaller pieces of fruit from each side.
4. Cut the fruit into the desired shape.
5. Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly because the skin of the mango can cause a poison ivy like rash to appear.
