Best Chile Lime Cucumbers Recipes

CHILE-LIME CUCUMBERS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Ingredients

Steps:

Slice 4 Kirby cucumbers into spears and drizzle with lime juice; chill until ready to serve. Grind 5 dried arbol chiles and 4 dried guajillo chiles with 2 teaspoons salt in a spice grinder (or toss 2 teaspoons arbol chili powder and 4 tablespoons guajillo chili powder with the salt). Toss 1 cup roasted peanuts with some of the spiced salt. Sprinkle the cucumbers with more spiced salt and serve with the peanuts.

CILANTRO LIME CUCUMBER SALAD

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This refreshing cucumber salad, made with lime juice and cilantro, is quick and easy to make and is great alongside steak or tacos.

Provided by Alli Shircliff

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Cucumber Salad Recipes

Time 20m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cucumber, sliced into thin strips
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sambal oelek (chile paste)
1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
salt to taste

Steps:

Mix cucumber, cilantro, lime juice, garlic, sambal oelek, red pepper flakes and salt together in a bowl until evenly combined; allow to sit until flavors blend, at least 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 41.4 calories, Carbohydrate 10.9 g, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 104.4 mg, Sugar 3.5 g