# Honey-Jalapeño-Ginger Marinated Cucumber Salad

This is an easy and healthy cucumber salad recipe with a delicious honey-jalapeño-ginger dressing.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 whole jalapeño, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 0.33 cup chopped roasted cashews
- 0.5 cup fresh chopped cilantro
- 0.5 tbsp fresh grated ginger
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.25 cup tamari soy sauce
- 5 tbsp honey
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 lb Persian cucumbers, quartered then cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 tbsp salt
- lime zest
- red pepper flakes

## Instructions

1. Finely chop the cilantro.
2. Finely chop the jalapeño.
3. Heat a sauté pan over medium heat.
4. Add avocado oil to the pan.
5. Add sliced garlic to the oil.
6. Add chopped jalapeño to the pan and stir.
7. Cook for about 2 minutes, then remove from heat and set aside.
8. Pour the infused oil with garlic and jalapeño into a jar.
9. Add roasted cashews, fresh chopped cilantro, fresh grated ginger, salt, tamari soy sauce, honey, and rice vinegar to the jar.
10. Whisk or shake the jar with a cap to combine the dressing ingredients.
11. Place quartered and cut Persian cucumbers into a colander.
12. Add salt to the cucumbers and let them sit for 15 minutes.
13. Drain and rinse the cucumbers.
14. Pat the cucumbers dry with a towel.
15. Place the dried cucumbers into a bowl.
16. Add a few large spoonfuls of the dressing to the cucumbers and toss.
17. Top with more dressing, including the cashews, garlic, and jalapeño.
18. Top with red pepper flakes and lime zest.

## Equipment

- sauté pan
- bowl
- jar
- colander
- towel

## Tips

- Use the remaining dressing as a marinade once you eat the salad.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-10-05

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