Thai Cucumber Salad – Ajad
Cool sweet-sour cucumber relish
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Serves
- 4
- Heat
- mild
Ajad is the crisp sweet-sour cucumber relish served beside satay, fish cakes and rich grilled foods.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 shallot
- 1 Thai chile
- 1/4 cup cilantro
Directions
- Warm vinegar and sugar with a pinch of salt until dissolved; cool completely.
- Thinly slice cucumbers and shallot.
- Slice chile thinly and add to the vegetables.
- Pour cooled sweet vinegar over the vegetables.
- Chill briefly, add cilantro and serve crisp and cold.