Ajad Thai cucumber relish

Name: Ajad Thai cucumber relish
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 cucumber, quartered lengthways and sliced; 2 shallots, thinly sliced; 1 red chilli, thinly sliced; 100ml rice vinegar; 3 tbsp caster sugar; 0.5 tsp salt; 100ml water; 10g fresh coriander, chopped

A sweet and sour cucumber relish with shallot and chilli, the usual partner for fish cakes and satay.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.76 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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1cucumberquartered lengthways and sliced
2shallotsthinly sliced
1red chillithinly sliced
100 mlrice vinegar
3 tbspcaster sugar
½ tspsalt
100 mlwater
10 gfresh corianderchopped

Method

1
Heat the vinegar, sugar, salt and water in a small pan for 3 minutes, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
3 min
2
Leave the dressing to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
10 min
3
Put the cucumber, shallot and chilli in a bowl.
4
Pour over the cool dressing and add the coriander.
5
Serve within an hour for the best crunch.

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