Thai Cucumber
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 2:18am

Ingredients




1 medium Cucumber, firm, peeled
1 tablespoon Vinegar, white
2 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
teaspoon White pepper
small Onion
1 Red chile pepper GARNISH
cup Peanuts, dry roasted

Preparation

1 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Julienne the cucumber on mandolin* 2 In a deep bowl stir the vinegar, sugar, salt and white pepper until well blended. 3 Peel onion, slice into lengthwise paper thin slices. Same with seeded red chile pepper. 4 Add the remaining ingredients, except the peanuts, and toss with the marinade. 5 Serve at once or cover and chill NO LONGER than 2 hours. 6 Top with the peanuts (whole or chopped) just before serving. 7 Makes 1 cup 8 * Personal Note - liked sliced cucumber much better. 9 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Variations to try: thin slice onion and cucumber instead of julienne and increase vinegar to 2 tbls. 10 If regular salted peanuts are used, omit salt in marinate. 11 Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md. = Converted by MMCONV