5 minutes + 5 ingredients! That is all you need to make this Oil-Free Thai Cucumber Salad! Perfectly flavored + crisp + no fuss. Made with no fish sauce + no oil. This salad is great for a snack, lunch, or an Asian-inspired side dish.
I love this salad! You will not miss the oil! I say that every time I create a new oil-free salad dressing BUT it is so true! You do not need oil in your salad dressing for it to taste good, trust me here!!!! Read these if you are still a skeptic: Oil-Free Salad Dressings, Is Oil-Free Right For You?, How To Build A Healthy Salad (That Still Tastes Good).
Tara’s Tips for Perfect Oil-Free Thai Cucumber Salad:
Cucumbers
- I used Kirby cucumbers in the photos you see here. These are my favorite kind + widely available here in Florida. However, this salad is equally as delicious with English cucumbers. If you choose to use garden cucumbers or any variation with lots of seeds, consider taking out the center portion with the seeds for this recipe as it is meant to be thin, light, and crisp.
Vinegar
- Options are white vinegar or apple cider vinegar. You could also use half Mirin to up your Asian-style flavors here.
Onion
- Red onion all the way in this one! Sliced super thin, on a mandolin if you have one!
Sugar
- Options are turbinado sugar, coconut palm sugar, or organic cane sugar.
Toppings
- Red pepper flakes, crushed peanuts, thinly sliced green onions.
Meal Prepping?
- Cut your veggies + store separately from the dressing. Apply dressing right before you are ready to eat.
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Avocado Corn Salad (Oil-Free!)
Asparagus Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad Bowl
Avocado Corn Salad (Oil-Free!)
Oil-Free Balsamic Asparagus Salad
Oil-Free Thai Cucumber Salad
The perfect Asian-inspired salad, ready in minutes without fish sauce or oil!
Ingredients
- 6 cups sliced cucumbers
- 1 red onion - sliced thin
- 1/4 cup vinegar (white or apple cider vinegar)
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup sugar (white, turbinado, or coconut palm sugar)
- 1 1/2 tsp salt (more to taste)
Directions
- Step 1 Combine all dressing ingredients in a glass jar and shake well until fully combined.
- Step 2 Place cucumbers and onions in a bowl, pour dressing over top when ready to eat, mix well, top with crushed peanuts, red pepper flakes, sliced green onions, salt to taste.
- Step 3 Enjoy!
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