Smashed Cucumber Salad with Hot Vinegar Recipe | Epicurious

Smashed Cucumber Salad with Hot Vinegar Recipe | Epicurious

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Cucumbers are practically all water, so you gotta dress them like you mean it. This hot, sweet, and tart dressing will have them covered.

Keywords

  • cucumber
  • chile
  • thai chile
  • serrano chile
  • peanut
  • side
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • gluten free
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • easy
  • quick
  • weeknight meals
  • 30 minutes or less
  • no-cook
  • bon appétit
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Ingredients

  • 5 mini seedless or Persian cucumbers or 1 small English hothouse cucumber (about 12 oz.)
  • Kosher salt
  • 4 red or green Thai chiles, halved lengthwise keeping stem end intact, or 1 serrano chile, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, lightly smashed
  • 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • Chopped unsalted or salted roasted peanuts (for serving)

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