32 sweet asian cucumber Recipes

shallots (6 oz), peanut or vegetable oil, fresh flat chinese stir-fry egg noodles (not cooked ), reduced-sodium chicken broth or water, ketjap manis (indonesian sweet soy sauce), asian fish sauce, sambal oelek or sriracha (southeast asian chile sauce), or to taste, black pepper, salt, firm tofu, eggs, onions , halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices (4 cups), chopped garlic, minced fresh red or green thai or serrano chile, including seeds, snow peas, cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces (2 cups), chinese long beans or haricots verts, cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups), scallions, cut diagonally into very thin slices, garnish: sliced cucumber ; sliced tomatoes; lime wedges; sambal oelek or sriracha (southeast asian chile sauce)

beef flank steak, soy sauce, rice noodles, english cucumber, packaged fresh julienned carrots, asian sweet chili sauce, water, fresh cilantro leaves

boneless skinless chicken breasts (or medallions of pork or other meat, marinated in satay, below, or other asian marinade), carrot , thinly sliced lengthwise, daikon radish , 4 inch piece, thinly sliced lengthwise, salt, sugar, white vinegar, water, baguette , cut into 3 sections, sliced lengthwise, with centers hollowed out, mayonnaise or light, soy sauce, fresh cilantro, cucumber (shredded or thinly sliced lengthwise), jalapeno, seeded , cut into matchsticks, mirin, soy sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, garlic, minced, sweet chili sauce, teriyaki sauce, sake, green onion, white part only, sliced

uncooked long grain white rice, sesame oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, green chili pepper, chopped, carrot, sliced, stalk celery, sliced, ketjap manis (sweet soy sauce, found in asian food stores), soy sauce, tomato sauce (can use paste, or cut a half a tomato and fry into a pasty or sauce type thing), cucumber, sliced, eggs

ground chicken, panko breadcrumbs (japanese bread crumbs), egg, lightly beaten, green onions, thinly sliced, chopped cilantro, garlic, minced, asian hot chili sauce, salt, vegetable oil, bottled teriyaki sauce, honey, hamburger buns with sesame seeds, split and toasted, leaves red leaf lettuce, cucumber, peeled,seeded,halved and thinly sliced lengthwise, mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, minced fresh ginger, lime juice, garlic, minced, salt

asian or sweet basil leaves, mint leaves, coriander sprigs, leaf lettuce (1 or more kinds), separated into leaves, scallions, trimmed, lime wedges, bird chiles, whole or minced, cucumber slices or chunks, bean sprouts, raw or briefly parboiled and drained, carrot and daikon pickled salad, recipe follows, pickled bean sprout salad , recipe follows, carrots, peeled, daikon radish, peeled, water, kosher salt, rice vinegar, sugar, mung bean sprouts (about 6 cups loosely packed), scallions or 8 smaller ones, trimmed, smashed flat with the side of a cleaver, sliced lengthwise into ribbons, and then cut crosswise into 2 to 3-inch lengths, kosher salt, sugar, rice vinegar, water

fresh tuna, roughly chopped, garlic cloves, minced, chopped fresh chives, fresh ground black pepper, tamari, panko breadcrumbs, black sesame seeds, vegetable oil (peanut, safflower, or canola oil), dinner rolls or 8 small brioche rolls, head bibb lettuce (4-5 leaves ), pickled ginger, seedless cucumber, thinly sliced, wasabi mustard or 1/2 cup asian sweet-hot mustard, terra chips

a 3 1/2-lb cleaned frozen octopus*, thawed, carrots, onion, celery rib, fresh parsley sprigs, black peppercorns, bay leaf, asian sesame oil, seasoned rice vinegar, black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds, fresh lime juice, sliced sweet onion, sugar, dried red chili, plain yogurt, fresh lime juice, fresh mint leaves, fresh coriander leaves, vine-ripened tomato, scallions, red bell pepper, english cucumber, garnish: fresh mint sprigs

fresh lime juice, fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam), asian sweet chili sauce, vegetable oil, sugar, bean thread noodles, tomatoes, halved, cooked shrimp (peeled, deveined ), cooked chicken (shredded ), bean sprouts, rinsed (about 3 1/2 oz), cucumber, very thinly sliced (english hothouse), mint leaf (lightly packed and fresh ), basil leaves , torn if large (lightly packed and fresh), cilantro (lightly packed and fresh ), shallot (thinly sliced ), red jalapeno chile, sliced into thin rings (with seeds), chopped toasted peanuts, lime, cut into 6 wedges

soy sauce, mirin (sweet wine, available at asian markets and some supermarkets), chicken broth, sake, sugar, sliced scallion greens, whole skinless boneless chicken breasts (about 1-1/2 lb), halved, dried thin somen (wheat noodles, available at asian markets some supermarkets, and some health food stores), shredded carrot, very thinly sliced cucumber, snow peas, blanched for 1 minute in boiling water and cut into 1/2-inch pieces