Thai · salad

Thai Cucumber Salad

Name: Thai Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber, Peeled In Stripes; 1/4 Onion, Sliced Thinly; 1 Green Onion, Sliced On The Bias; 6 Cherry Tomatoes, Cut In Half Or Thirds; FOR THE DRESSING:; 2 teaspoons Sugar; 2 Tablespoons Thai Fish Sauce; 2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar

Thai Cucumber Salad reads salinity 7.1, umami 6.1 and funk & ferment 5.5 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Thai salad, about 45 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 8.6 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 5.7 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.5 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.0 / 10
Rich & Fat — 0.9 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 3.5 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Salinity 7.1 · Umami 6.1 · Funk & Ferment 5.5 · Sweetness 5.0 · Sourness 4.3 · Marine & Briny 3.4 · Allium 3.4 · Fruity 2.3 · Herbaceous 1.9 · Bitterness 0.9 · Richness 0.9 · Citrus 0.7

What's in it (8)

1 Cucumber, Peeled In Stripes
1/4 Onion, Sliced Thinly
1 Green Onion, Sliced On The Bias
6 Cherry Tomatoes, Cut In Half Or Thirds
FOR THE DRESSING:
2 teaspoons Sugar
2 Tablespoons Thai Fish Sauce
2 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar

Time & effort: about 45 min (15 min active) · effort: easy

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 62.4 kcal, 0.9 g protein, 0.2 g fat, 14 g carbs

How it's cooked (5 steps)

Add all vegetables to a bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix the sugar, fish sauce, and rice wine vinegar. Add to the vegetables and mix well.
Taste! You should be able to taste a mixture of sweet (sugar), salty (fish sauce), and sour (vinegar).
Eat immediately or better yet, allow the flavors to infuse the vegetables for a couple of hours in the fridge. My preference is letting it marinate for several hours as I think it tastes better that way.
Enjoy!

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