cucumber dip
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
cucumber dipping sauce:
- 2 inches (5 cm) unpeeled cucumber
- 2 shallots or salad onions
- 1 small carrot
- 1 small green chilli, de-seeded
- 1 level teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 level tablespoon roasted peanuts
- 1 level tablespoon soft brown sugar
- 4 fl oz (110 ml) rice vinegar or wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon groundnut oil
To garnish:
- sprigs of fresh coriander
Method
- STEP 1Meanwhile, make the sauce. Place the cucumber, shallots or salad onions, carrot, chilli, ginger and peanuts in the a food processor and whiz till very finely chopped. Transfer the chopped vegetables to a bowl. Next mix the sugar with the vinegar to dissolve it, then pour it over the vegetables along with the soy sauce and groundnut oil. Mix thoroughly.