This is our version of a common Thai side.
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into ½ cm dice
- 60ml white vinegar (¼ cup)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
Method
Stir together vinegar and sugar until dissolved. Add fish sauce, red pepper flakes, shallot, and cucumber. Toss to combine. Fold in mint just before serving.
To serve
Alongside satay, fried foods, grilled meat, or rice paper rolls. Use within a few hours; the mint wilts and the cucumber softens overnight.