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Thai cucumber relish to go with satay, Thai pork toast and more
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5 from 19 votes

Thai Cucumber Relish | Ajaad | อาจาด

Ajaad (อาจาด) or Thai style cucumber relish is a side that goes well with satay, Thai pork toast, Thai yellow curry and more. It's super easy to make and you'll already have most of the ingredients in your kitchen!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Thai
Servings: 1 bowl
Calories: 792kcal
Author: Nart

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups water
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 6 tablespoons vinegar
  • 6 shallots peeled
  • ½ cucumber cut in half, with each divided vertically into 4 equal sticks
  • 3 peppers ideally 1 red, 1 green, and one yellow
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Instructions

  • Heat water in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Once the water is hot, add sugar.
  • Add vinegar.
  • Stir until the sugar is fully dissolved. Remove the saucepan from heat and let it cool down completely.
  • Slice the shallots, cucumber and peppers.
  • Put all the sliced fresh vegetables in a bowl.
  • Once the liquid mixture has cooled down, pour it over the vegetables.
  • Stir the ingredients with a spoon so that everything mixes well.

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Notes

  1. Check that the liquid mixture has cooled completely before you pour it over the fresh ingredients. Otherwise, it might cook the veggies and made them soft. They should be crunchy.
  2. If you want to adjust the size of the recipe, you can do so by changing the amounts of each ingredients while still keeping the ratio.
  3. This recipe was used to go with my 32-piece Thai pork toast recipe. If you need less ajaad, just make sure you keep the ratio the same.

Nutrition

Calories: 792kcal | Carbohydrates: 194g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 1335mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 172g | Vitamin A: 1435IU | Vitamin C: 304mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 3mg