Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe with Red Chili Soy Vinaigrette

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Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe spiked with Red Chili Soy Vinaigrette is flavorful, refreshing, easy and the perfect companion to all your Asian dinners or stand-alone-delicious!

This Thai Cucumber Salad recipe is not only bursting with chilled cucumbers but carrots, bell peppers and red onion for a popping fresh crunch, but the real star is the Red Chili Soy Vinaigrette. It infuses the Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe with a sweet and savory zing that is simply irresistible!

Close up photo of Thai Cucumber Salad on a white plate and bamboo place-mat.

Do you ever get so distracted that you completely miss your exit? or burn the cake in the oven? or peel a cucumber because you think its zucchini?

And that is why all these cucumbers are peeled.

Which turned out to be a good thing because once I peeled my cucumbers and finally got off the phone to realize that my cucumbers were in fact, not zucchini, I needed to use them right away which means you get this Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe with Red Chili Soy Vinaigrette sooner rather than later! And I know my dear friend Taralynn has been asking for this recipe – so she would prefer sooner! And I know you would prefer sooner too because this cucumber salad is so easy, tasty and refreshing, it will probably become your favorite Asian side dish, or simply your favorite salad!

Showing how to serve Thai Cucumber Salad by adding to a white plate and bamboo place-mat.

Taralynn first tasted the deliciousness that is this salad a while back when we had her and her husband over for dinner. I served them my insanely delicious Skinny General Tso’s Chicken aka My Favorite Chicken Ever! – because it is my favorite chicken ever!

She also wanted that recipe.

Showing how to serve a Thai Cucumber Salad top shot on a white plate and bamboo place-mat.

So what do you serve with General Tsos’s Chicken that won’t compete but compliment? but can still stand on its own?

Front view showing how to serve a Thai Cucumber Salad on a white plate and bamboo place-mat.

This Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe! Unlike a lot of salads, this salad is marinaded in a vinaigrette so the dressing/salad is almost zero fat! A vinaigrette of Thai Red Chili Sauce, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, lime juice, ginger, garlic and a dash of sugar. Can you taste it now?!

As the cucumber, carrots, bell peppers and red onion slumber in the marinade, they soak up the Asian flavors for a subtly sublime taste and a a not so subtle crunch of thinly sliced cucumbers, matchstick carrots, red bell peppers and peanuts. This Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe is cold, crisp, refreshing, with a slight zing from the chili sauce.

Front view showing how to garnish a Thai Cucumber Salad with peanuts on a white plate and bamboo place-mat.

Its a great side dish, or anytime dish. I actually just love eating it by itself because this Thai Cucumber Salad Recipe can stand on its own!

Warning: its deliciousness might distract you.

Total Time: 10

Prep Time: 10

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Ingredients

Thai Sweet Chili Soy Dressing

2 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce *
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 garlic clove, minced

Salad

2 cucumbers, thinly sliced
1/4 red onion, finely chopped
1 cup Matchstick carrots
1 red bell pepper, chopped

Garnish

1/2 cup chopped peanuts

Instructions

Whisk Dressing ingredients together in a large bowl. Add salad ingredients and toss to coat. Chill 1 hour before serving. When ready to serve, toss well. Garnish with chopped peanuts.
The cucumbers will release some of their water as they marinate – so be aware that the vinaigrette will increase the longer the cucumbers marinate.

Notes

*Can be found in the Asian section of any grocery store – it also makes a great dipping sauce for anything Asian!

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