Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad

• 2 seedless European cucumber or 4 fresh garden cucumbers
• 12 cup chopped of fresh mint
• 14 cup chopped peanuts
• 14 cup fresh lime juice
• 1 12 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
• 1 12 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco jalapeno sauce
• 1 12 teaspoons garlic paste (or ground garlic found in Asian food stores)
• 14 teaspoon salt and pepper

1. Cut ends off cucumbers, then cut off the peel, leaving thin strips of peel in stripes along the cucumber.
2. Cut striped cucumbers in half lengthwise, then in 1/2 inch slices.
3. Wash mint, dry well and chop coarsely.
4. Coarsely chop peanuts.
5. Mix dressing ingredients.
6. Combine chopped mint and cucumbers in plastic bowl with a snap on lid, pour dressing over, put lid on and shake a few times so cucumbers and mint are completely coated with dressing.
7. Pour into serving bowl, season with salt and pepper if desired, sprinkle chopped peanuts over and serve immediately.

cucumber, mint, peanuts, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, jalapeno sauce, garlic, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-thai-cucumber-salad-304327 (may not work)