Spicy Cucumber and Spring Onion Salad

Packs a zingy punch with each mouthful and particularly good with Soy-Glazed Chicken.

#SimpleSalad

Serves: 4

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: -

Source: YOU magazine - Daily Mail, 29 April 2012

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped

2 spring onions, peeled and finely sliced

1/2 a fresh red chilli, finely sliced

1 cucumber, roughly peeled

3 tbsp rice vinegar

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp fish sauce

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp caster sugar

pinch of salt

Method:

Slice off the cucumber ends, quarter lengthways and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon and discard. Slice cucumber in to long, angled strips about 0.5cm / 1/4 in thick.

Put in a bowl with the garlic, spring onions and red chilli.

In a separate bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sesame oil, fish sauce, light soy sauce, caster sugar and salt to make a dressing. Pour over the cucumber mixture and leave to sit for 2 minutes before serving.