Best Sticky Cucumber And Peanut Dipping Sauce Recipes

CUCUMBER SALAD WITH PEANUT SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, lime juice, peanut butter and sriracha sauce. Add ginger, honey and cayenne and stir to blend. If too thick, thin with a little cold water. If you like a thicker sauce, add more peanut or nut butter. Taste sauce and adjust to your liking.
• Thinly slice cucumbers.
• To prepare in advance, chop cucumbers, make the sauce and store ingredients separately in the fridge for up to five days.
• Just before serving, place drained cucumbers in a serving or mixing bowl and toss with sauce. Add half of the peanuts and half the mint and toss again. Garnish with remaining nuts, mint ribbons, mint leaves and lime slices.
• Variations
• Vegetables: Add or substitute shredded cabbage, carrots, beets or jicama.
• Herbs: Substitute cilantro or parsley for mint.
• Fruits: Add grated apple, mandarin oranges, raisins or dried chopped fruit.
• Nut butters: Substitute almond or sunflower butter or nut butter of choice.
• Oil: Replace peanut butter with 2 tablespoons light olive or vegetable oil.
• Nuts: Substitute chopped roasted pistachios, almonds, cashews or sesame seeds.
• Protein: Add your choice of cooked chicken, pork, beef, fish, seafood, tofu or vegetarian protein.
• Grains/Seeds: Add a cooked grain (or grain substitute) like soba noodles, rice noodles, quinoa, wild rice or grain of choice.

STICKY CUCUMBER AND PEANUT DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan and heat, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved.
• Boil for around 6-7 minutes or until a thin syrup has formed.
• Squeeze the grated cucumber to remove most of the liquid.
• When the syrup has cooled, add the cucumber, red onion, jalepeno, garlic, peanuts and cilantro.
• Mix together thoroughly. Serve at room temperature with fried or boiled shrimp, coconut shrimp, egg rolls, meat sate etc.