Our Thai Cucumber Toast fuses Asian cuisine and our Eastern European style farmer cheese, all on a slice of toast. The Thai Cucumber salad has a sweet and sour punch with slightly pickled cucumbers in toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, and rice vinegar. Not drinking enough water lately? Cucumbers hydrate with their high-water content and are rich in vitamins and minerals. You’ll want to store these ingredients close by because we guarantee you’ll have a Thai craving tomorrow, too.
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Ingredients
Dressing
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Cucumber Salad
- 1 large cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Other Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Farmer Cheese
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2-4 slices of toasted bread
- few cilantro leaves for garnish
- 3 tbsp crushed peanuts
Directions
- Mix dressing ingredients together.
- Prepare thai cucumber salad and toss with the dressing in a medium-sized bowl. Cover and place in the refrigerator for an hour or more.
- Mix minced garlic with farmer cheese and spread over toasted bread.
- Top salad mixture over farmer cheese, garnish with cilantro leaves, peanuts, and enjoy!
