Chilli, cucumber, rice and herbs

Name: Chilli, cucumber, rice and herbs
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled and sliced; ½ red onion, finely sliced; 200g cooked brown rice; 1 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed; 1 handful torn coriander; 1 handful torn mint; pinch chilli flakes; 3 tsp fish sauce; 1 lime, zest and juice; 1 tsp honey; salt

Darren Robertson and Mark LeBrooy

November 11, 2016

Spicy cucumber and peanut salad (with lamb shanks).Edwina Pickles

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4-6

This cucumber and brown rice salad is a fresh little number to go with lamb shanks, or try it with crispy-skin fish and steamed rice.

Ingredients

2 Lebanese cucumbers, peeled and sliced
½ red onion, finely sliced
200g cooked brown rice
1 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
1 handful torn coriander
1 handful torn mint
pinch chilli flakes
3 tsp fish sauce
1 lime, zest and juice
1 tsp honey
salt

Method

Mix the cucumber and onion in a big bowl with the brown rice, peanuts, herbs and chilli flakes.
Season with fish sauce, lime and honey and salt ... that's it.
Serve with: The Blue Ducks' lamb shanks, chickpeas and curry leaves