Asian-Inspired Cucumbers with a Kick recipe

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Ingredients

⅓ cup rice vinegar
½ lime, juiced
1 ½ teaspoons honey
1 ½ teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon peanut butter
½ teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon sesame oil
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon sriracha sauce
½ large red onion
2 cucumbers, unpeeled
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts, or to taste
½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and sliced, or to taste

Nutrition Info

77.4 calories
carbohydrate: 10.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 3.6 g
fiber: 1.6 g
protein: 2.5 g
saturatedFat: 0.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 72.5 mg
sugar: 5.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Whisk rice vinegar, lime juice, honey, ginger, peanut butter, garlic, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and sriracha sauce together in a small bowl to make dressing.

  2. Slice red onion into spirals with a spiralizer fitted with a straight-flat blade. Spiralize cucumbers into thin, curly ribbons, snip into serving-size lengths with kitchen shears or a knife. Transfer to a shallow bowl.

  3. Drizzle dressing over onion and cucumbers, mix gently to combine. Garnish with peanuts and jalapeno pepper.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Get a taste of the Orient with these quick and easy cucumbers which have nice presentation and a little kick of heat to make them interesting. Serve as a side salad or a main course by adding some chicken or grilled shrimp.

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