Sweet Spicy Thai Cucumber and Red Onion Salad

I love including greens to my family's daily meal. I keep adding variations to various salad recipes. This is one tangy and sweet salad recipe. You would love the taste. Its simple to cook yet delicious  to eat

Number of Servings: 3 - 4

Ingredients

3 Medium cucumber, peeled and cut in small cubes
1 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Vinegar
1/2 cup water
3 Tbsp sugar (Crystal or powdered any)
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 Tbs small red onions
1/2 Red Capsicum cut into small cubes
Some Cilantro Leaves (As per taste)

Method

Place cucumber in a bowl, sprinkle salt and toss well

Let this mixture sit for 1 hour in refrigerator, toss this mixture a few times in between

While cucumber is sitting in refrigerator lets prepare the mixture

Combine vinegar, water, sugar and red chilly flakes in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cook until reduced to a 1/3 cup (about 10 minutes)

Remove reduction from heat and add onion and red capsicum pieces

Let mixture cool to room temperature

After about 1 hour, drain extra water off cucumber and then combine with the vinegar mixture that we had prepared. Also add onions, red capsicum, cilantro leaves to the mixture and refrigerator until well chilled and then serve

Happy Cooking Friends !!