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Spiralized Vietnamese Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
  • 3 T. lime juice
  • 2 T. light brown sugar or to taste
  • 2 t. peanut oil
  • 2 scallions sliced
  • 1 small clove garlic minced
  • 1/4 t. crushed red pepper
  • 1 large English cucumber spiralized and patted dry
  • 1 large carrot spiralized
  • 1/4 C. chopped fresh cilantro
  • Salt to your taste.
  • 4 T. chopped peanuts or to your taste
  • White sugar to your taste to sprinkle on salad just before serving
Instructions
  1. Whisk lime juice, brown sugar, oil, scallions, garlic and crushed red pepper in a large bowl until the sugar is dissolved. Add salt to your taste.
  2. Add spiralized cucumber, carrot and chopped cilantro to the dressing and toss.
  3. Sprinkle with peanuts and extra sugar to serve.
  4. Cook's Note: I reserved a small amount of the spiralized vegetables to toss into the salad just before serving. The dressing marinates and softens the spiralized vegetables. A last minute addition of unmarinated crunch enhances the salad, I think. I also drained the extra salad dressing off the salad rather than let them sit in the dressing and soften. Chilling the salad enhances the flavors.