Description
A refreshing and vibrant Southeast Asian-inspired salad featuring juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber slices, and fresh herbs tossed in a bold fish sauce vinaigrette. Perfect as a side or light main dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small red chili, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: No preheating needed, but chilling your mixing bowl in the fridge keeps things crisp.
- Combine Ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk together fish sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, garlic, and chili until sugar dissolves.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: In a large mixing bowl, combine cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and red onion.
- Assemble the Dish: Pour vinaigrette over vegetables and gently toss. Add cilantro and mint and mix lightly.
- Cook to Perfection: Let salad sit for 10 minutes at room temperature to allow flavors to meld.
- Finishing Touches: Adjust seasoning with extra lime or sugar if needed.
- Serve and Enjoy: Transfer to a shallow serving bowl and garnish with herbs or chili slices.
Notes
- Use room temperature veggies for better flavor absorption.
- Rinse red onions in cold water to mellow their bite.
- Double the vinaigrette and save for other salads or rice bowls.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Southeast Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: tomato cucumber salad, fish sauce vinaigrette, Asian salad, summer salad, Thai-style salad