Cucumber Salad With Rice Powder, Fish Sauce, and Mayo
What is this cucumber salad?
This Lao cucumber salad is inspired by laab, featuring many of the same bold flavors. It's the perfect summer dish—refreshing, cold, and light. Made primarily with cucumbers, the addition of mayo helps bring everything together. Once you try it, you'll want to keep cucumbers stocked in your fridge!
Ingredients
English cucumber
mint
cilantro
shallot
lime juice
fresh hot red peppers
dried bird eye chili peppers
msg
fish sauce (or mushroom powder for vegetarians)
Lao Spices laab blend
mayo
Where can I get Lao Spices Laab Seasoning Blend?
The Lao Spices Laab blend is available online at www.laospices.com. It is made with roasted sticky rice powder and the common laab aromatics. Its a blend made to make fast and easy laab recipes.
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Cucumber Salad With Rice Powder, Fish Sauce, and Mayo
Yield: 2
Prep time: 5 MinTotal time: 5 Min
A refreshing Lao cucumber salad, perfect for summer, featuring the tangy, spicy, and umami flavors of laab. The mayo ties everything together for a creamy finish. It's a quick salad—just toss everything in a container, let it sit for a bit, and it's ready to enjoy!
Ingredients
Instructions
- thinly slice the English cucumber with a Mandoline
- In a 32 ounce deli container, add the cucumbers and all the prepped ingredients
- Close the container and shape the container well until mixed thoroughly
Sabaidee, I’m Saeng!
I’m a personal chef who specializes in Lao food. Here at Saeng’s Kitchen, you’ll find all your favorite traditional Lao foods and also some new twists to Lao style dishes.