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The News Agency of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Spicy Thai Peanut & Cucumber Relish

By on 19 Jul 2008
  • ½ cup white vinegar or lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons palm sugar, finely shredded
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup water
  • 4 tablespoons vegetarian oyster sauce
  • 1 red chili, chopped fine
  • ½ medium cucumber, peeled, or unpeeled if thin-skinned, and thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander
  • 3 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts

Whisk together the vinegar or lemon juice with the sugar, salt and water until the sugar dissolves. Add the vegetarian oyster sauce and the chopped chili.

Serve: layer the cucumber slices in a small bowl, sprinkle with coriander leaves, pour over the sweet-sour sauce, and top with the peanuts.