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Tropical Cucumber Salad

 

May 21st 2011

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Recipe

Tropical Cucumber Salad

Combine cucumber, avocado and mango with a salty-sweet dressing for a taste of the tropics.

Times

  • Prep Time : 15 min min
  • Ready Time : 15 min

Servings

Ingredients

  • 3-5 teaspoons fish sauce (see Shopping Tip)
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest, plus more for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1 medium English cucumber, cut into 3/4-inch dice
  • 1 avocado, cut into 3/4-inch dice
  • 1 mango, cut into 3/4-inch dice (see Kitchen Tip)
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Preparation

  1. Whisk fish sauce to taste, lime zest, lime juice, oil, brown sugar, vinegar and crushed red pepper in a large bowl until combined. Add cucumber, avocado, mango and cilantro; gently toss to coat. Serve garnished with lime zest, if desired.

Tips

Shopping Tip: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian condiment; find it in large supermarkets and Asian markets.

Kitchen Tip: To peel and cut a mango:

  1. Slice both ends off the mango, revealing the long, slender seed inside. Set the fruit upright on a work surface and remove the skin with a sharp knife.
  2. With the seed perpendicular to you, slice the fruit from both sides of the seed, yielding two large pieces.
  3. Turn the seed parallel to you and slice the two smaller pieces of fruit from each side.
  4. Cut the fruit into the desired shape.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 169 calories; 11 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 7 g mono unsaturated fat); 0 mg cholesterol; 18 g carbohydrates; 3 g protein; 5 g fiber; 303 mg sodium; 342 mg potassium; 2 g added sugar

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (45% daily value), Vitamin A (15% dv)

1 Carbohydrate Servings

Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit, 2 fat

Contributed by: EatingWell.com

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2 Responses to Tropical Cucumber Salad

  1. What an unusual salad – the combination of cucumbers, mango, and avocado is quite interesting. I’m always looking for new ways to use cucumbers as my garden is producing lots. Thanks

  2. avatar Ayelet says:

    which brand of fish sauce is kosher?

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