CUCUMBER CELERY TOMATO SALAD WITH SWEET FISH SAUCE DRESSING AND CRUNCHIES

Recipe by The Leek and The Carrot

Serves 2-4

Takes 15 minutes


Ingredients:

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1-2 cucumber, cut in half and cut into thin diagonal slices

4 stalks celery, very thinly sliced

3 cups halved cherry tomatoes (about a pint and a half)

1-2 leeks (dark green leaves removed), thinly sliced

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1/4 cup fried shallots (or onions)


Directions:

  1. In a half pint mason jar, combine sugar, fish sauce, and vinegar. Shake vigorously until the sugar dissolves. If you don’t have a mason jar, whisking ingredients in a small bowl will also work, it’s just a little harder to get the sugar to incorporate.

  2. In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, celery, tomatoes, and leeks. Pour fish sauce dressing over vegetables and season with black pepper. Sprinkle with peanuts and shallots right before serving. 

Celery, Cucumber, Leek, TomatoesBethanee WrightComment