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Spicy Cucumber Salad with Orange Miso Vinaigrette

megan sheley
A fresh, bright, and healthy salad that packs a ton of flavor. The salad dressing is an orange, miso, and peanut vinaigrette poured over thinly sliced cucumbers, shallots, and jalapenos. A perfect summer salad that could be a perfect side dish, or the whole meal.
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Course Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine asian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 mandolin if you have, otherwise thinly slicing will have to do!

Ingredients
  

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 1 orange, juiced
  • 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 tbsp hot honey
  • 1/2 tbsp white miso paste
  • 1/2 tbsp creamy drippy peanut butter
  • 1/2 tbsp chili onion crunch
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1/2 tsp grated ginger

FOR THE SALAD

  • 3 whole cucumbers thinly sliced (I used a mandolin)
  • 1 shallot thinly sliced
  • 1 small jalapeño thinly sliced
  • 6-8 oz of shredded chicken notes in blog on options for this!
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup crushed roasted peanuts
  • 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro
Keyword easy sides, healthy recipes, salad