SPICY CUCUMBER AND CARROT SALAD
Spicy Cucumber & Carrot Salad is a healthy, slightly spicy and refreshing salad to enjoy as a starter, a light meal or as a side dish. The Tamarind Dressing is adds different flavors to the salad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup carrot sticks
- 1 cup cucumber sticks
- ½ cup bell pepper sticks
- 1 small red or white onion cut thinly lengthwise
- ½ cup chopped fresh coriander
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts roughly chopped
Tamarind Dressing
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 3 tbsp tamarind sauce thick and not watery
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tsp honey
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Put all the vegetables in a bowl.
- Mix the dressing ingredients well.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and serve.
Notes
- Tamarind sauce is available in most indian shops. If not, then you can make it at home. Put the tamarind in a pan, cover it with water and let it boil gently till it becomes soft. Let it cool for a while. Remove the stones and fibrous bits. Put it in a blender and liquidize it. Add a bit more water if necessary. Sieve the mixture. Keeps well in the freezer.
- Use sesame oil sparingly as it has a strong flavour.
- Adjust the amount of chilli flakes according to your taste.
- Can prepare the salad ahead and leave it in the fridge. Just add the dressing before serving.
- Can use spring onion if you don't get coriander leaves.
- Add salad leaves if you wish.