Cucumber Salad with apple cider vinegar

Ingredients

This apple cider vinegar cucumber salad is easy to make with the ingredients listed below. For the full ingredient measurements, scroll down to view the recipe card at the bottom of the page.

• Persian or English cucumbers, halved lengthwise, seeds removed and sliced 
• Cashews, roasted and salted, roughly chopped
• Red chili, finely chopped or sliced

Dressing

• Shallot, finely chopped
• Garlic, minced
• Ginger, grated or minced
• Apple cider vinegar 
• Honey or maple syrup
• Fresh oregano and cilantro, chopped
• Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• Fresh oregano and cilantro for serving.

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

This cucumber and vinegar salad is really easy to make. Follow the instruction below, and for the full written instructions, see the recipe card at the bottom.

1. In a salad bowl, stir together the ingredients for the dressing.
2. Slice the cucumbers in half lengthwise, scoop out the middle part with the seeds with a small spoon, then slice them.
3. Add the cucumbers and red chili to the bowl with the dressing, cover and let sit in the fridge for an hour to marinade. 
4. Stir in the cashews and top with some cilantro leaves.

Hint, Stir in the cashews last thing to keep them crunchy. Slice the cucumber pieces pretty thick to keep the crispy texture.

Substitutions and Variations

• Chili – Instead of the fresh red chili, some dried hot chili flakes or chili crisp can be used. If you don’t like it spicy, just leave the chili out all together.
• Vegan – To make this a vegan cucumber salad, use maple syrup for the dressing.
• Onions – Instead of using shallot, off some sliced red onion, spring onions, or try this recipe for Pickled Red Onions.
• Herbs – This fresh cucumber salad with cashews uses a mix of cilantro and oregano. Use just one of the two or replace with a little dried herbs.
• Nuts – The cashews ads a great crunch and flavor to this cucumber and vinegar salad. For an allergy friendly salad, roasted and salted sunflower seeds seeds can also be used.

Storage

This salad with cucumber can be prepared ahead of time for meal prep and stored in an airtight container in the fridge. It keeps fresh for about 3-4 days.

This salad does not freeze well so I don’t recommend that.

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