Cucumber Salad with Roasted Peanuts

Serves four 

Ingredients:

• 1lb of cucumbers (if field cucs peel and remove seeds) 
• Salt 
• ¼ cup salted roasted peanuts 
• ¼ cup cilantro 
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 
• 3 tablespoons natural peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce 
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar or honey 
• 1 garlic clove 

 

1. Toss cucumbers with salt and put in a sieve over a bowl. The amount of salt is up to you. 
2. Put peanuts in a food processor with the cilantro and red pepper flakes, and grind until very fine. If you don’t have a food processor you can achieve this with a knife. Remove from food processor and set aside. 
3. Add peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, sugar and ½ teaspoon of salt to the food processor and mix until smooth. 
4. Combine the drained cucumbers, the sauce, and the peanut mixture into a large bowl and mix well. You can reserve some of the peanut mixture as a garnish. 
5. Serve! 

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