Description
This super fresh and flavorful cucumber carrot salad with crushed peanuts and mint is ready in 10 minutes or less! Thin ribbons of cucumber and carrots are tossed with lime juice, mint, crushed peanuts, and a pinch each of flaky sea salt and sugar. Pair this vegan and gluten free salad with your favorite protein for a light dinner or lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot, or 2 medium carrots
- 1 large slicing cucumber, or 2 smaller cucumbers
- 3 tablespoons roasted unsalted peanuts
- 1 heavy pinch flaky sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar
- 2-3 teaspoons fresh lime juice, from about 1/2 a lime
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves
Instructions
Using a mandoline, a vegetable peeler, or a very sharp knife and a steady hand, thinly slice the carrot and the cucumber and add them to a bowl. For the photos I sliced them lengthwise into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, but feel free to thinly slice them into rounds with a knife instead.
Crush together the peanuts, salt, and sugar with a mortar and pestle until the peanuts have been roughly ground. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, put the peanuts, salt, and sugar into a bag, seal it, then bash it with a rolling pin or other heavy implement.
Add the crushed peanut mixture to the bowl with the carrots and cucumber. Add the lime juice and herbs then toss to combine. Add more lime or salt as needed.
Enjoy immediately!
This salad is best enjoyed as soon as it is made. Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoyed within 1-2 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: salad, Side Dish