Yam Taeng (Spicy Cucumber Salad)
This recipe is based on the same flavors as 'Som Tam' (green papaya salad). Packed with flavor; use this salad as a side dish and serve with Thai glutinous rice.
Servings per recipe: 4
Calories per serving: 347
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 15m
Ingredients:
- 3 cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and grated
- 3 tablespoons crushed dried shrimp
- 2/3 pound long beans, sliced thin and mashed
- 5 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 5 Thai chilies, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- juice of 1 lime, or more to taste
- 3 tablespoons roasted peanuts, chopped
Directions:
- 1 Toss the cucumbers, dried shrimp, beans, and tomatoes together in a bowl.
- 2 Stir the Thai chilies, palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice together in a small bowl; pour over the cucumber mixture. Toss to combine. Adjust seasoning to your taste. Sprinkle chopped peanuts over the mixture to serve.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 4.5g | 7% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 625mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 1253mg | 35% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 57.9g | 19% |
| Dietary Fiber | 10.2g | 41% |
| Protein | 22.5g | 45% |
| Sugars | 4g | |
| Vitamin A | 365IU | |
| Vitamin C | 28mg | |
| Calcium | 141mg | |
| Iron | 7mg | |
| Thiamin | 1mg | |
| Niacin | 7mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 304mg | |
| Folate | 537mcg |
