Description
Thin slices of carrots and cucumbers mingle with crushed peanuts, fresh lime juice, and mint leaves in the flavorful vegan and gluten free salad. A sprinkle each of flaky sea salt and sugar rounds out the flavors!
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot
- 1 slicing cucumber
- 3 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts
- A heavy pinch of flaky sea salt
- 1/2 tsp cane sugar
- 2–3 tsp fresh lime juice
- handful of 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 but feel free to slice them widthwise.
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!
Notes
- Try to use a carrot and a cucumber that are roughly the same length, or roughly the same equivalent of each.
- To make the salad more substantial, feel free to add avocado and grilled tofu. If you go this route, you’ll have enough for 2 large servings.
- Don’t have carrots? Feel free to use 2 cucumbers instead!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: salad