Best Spiced Cucumbers And Coconut Milk Recipes

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Provided by Jody Adams

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups 1/4"-thick slices peeled lemon cucumber or any other cucumber.
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped small tomatoes
4 thinly sliced scallions
2 thinly sliced red thai chiles (with seeds)
1 smashed garlic clove
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1 1/2 teaspoon honey
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Fresh lime juice

Steps:

Heat vegetable oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add slices peeled lemon cucumber or any other cucumber. Sauté until beginning to soften, about 1 minute. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add chopped small tomatoes, sliced scallions, sliced red thai chiles (with seeds), and smashed garlic clove. Sauté until vegetables are soft, 2-3 minutes. Add unsweetened coconut milk and honey; simmer until vegetables are cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Stir in fresh cilantro leaves and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with rice, if desired.

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Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cups 1/4-inch-thick slices peeled lemon cucumber (or any other cucumber)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 small tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
4 scallions, thinly sliced
2 red Thai chiles (with seeds), thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, smashed
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut milk
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Fresh lime juice

Steps:

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add cucumber. Sauté until beginning to soften, about 1 minute. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Add tomatoes, scallions, chiles and garlic. Sauté until vegetables are soft, 2-3 minutes.
Add coconut milk and honey; simmer until vegetables are cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Stir in cilantro leaves and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
Serve with rice, if desired.