Skip to main content

Pineapple cucumber salad

Pineapple cucumber salad
Summer is almost over i hate it :(
 because i like to see my herbs plants growing all the time,so if i need it just pick it :) 
 like today,,,i use some cilantro and Thai chilli's for my salad ,One of menu for dinner with friends tonight.
i love the smell of fresh herbs,,,i  know i can freeze chilli's for sure, and i can use them durring the winter but i don't know about herb,i never try...so...!!
by the way,l can wait to share this salad recipe with you guys. i like it very much,the sweetness from pineapple taste really good with hot spicy thai chili's,i definitely will make it again :)
peanut cilantro lime dressing
Ingredients;
  • 1/2 of a fresh pineapple
  • 1 english cucumber
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/4 of a red onion
dressing ingredients;
  • handful of cilantro
  • 1/4 cup unsalted peanut
  • 2 thai chilli's ( optional )
  • 1 tbs cane brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lime juice ( from one lime )
  • 1/2 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbs avocado oil

before add a salad dressing
preparation : 
 cut  fresh pineapple,cucumber,carrot and red onion what u prefer ( julienne,slice or cube ) mixed on the salad bowl 
 blender all dressing ingredients until combine,pour into salad mixed,and marinate about 30 minutes or you can serve right a way,what you prefer
E N J O Y 
Labels:

Comments

  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Hi Ridwan... Tq for ur kind comment on my blog on Tekwan post :)
    Nice to meet u & very happy to found an Indonesian food blogger on foodbuzz!
    This salad looks refreshing & tasty!
    So lucky u can grow herb like cilantro back there, I already try twice & it's didn't work
    Don't know it's the wheather that wrong or just me making mistakes... haha ha!
    Looking for a good time sharing recipe & idea with u... greetings! ;)

    ReplyDelete
  2. RiceandcoconutSeptember 3, 2011 at 5:34 AM

    @Elies_Lie
    Hi Elies,,,Thanks for comment and join my blog,i will follow yours as well,,,,nice to meet you too " keep masak-memasak"
    When i had cilantro the first time about 10 years ago, i don't like it at all,,,then i try again and again,,,,hmmmh this herb actually good,,,so now i grow my self in the summer time,wonder why is not work,maybe about weather,or something,,,salam ya,,,

    ReplyDelete
  3. Angie's RecipesSeptember 4, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    Love this fresh and flavourful remembering-summer salad!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hard boil egg meatloaf and my second Award

This maybe sound funny,boil egg in the meatloaf, but hey this is what I love about cooking in my own kitchen I can create an experiment things, not like to cook at work I have a rule to follow,and stick with their recipe,,,,so when I'm home,,,,I'm free and I can play with my cooking LoL by the way,leftover always give me some idea,about cooking so,,,this time I had four hard boil egg. Need to us up soon, you never know is come up with this " hard boil egg meatloaf" I know someone was laughing at me here :) Hard boil egg meatloaf  Ingredients : 1 1/2 lbs ground beef ( 96-4 extra lean ) 4 hard boil egg 2 egg handful green onion green onion/chopped 1 tbs salt 1 tsp black pepper 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp galangal powder 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tbs soy sauce 1 cup panko crumbs Preparation : if you don't have 4 hard boil egg ready,,,bring 4 egg to boil pre heat oven on 350 degree F   4 hard boil egg,set aside  on the mixing bowl,mix ground beef
27 comments
Read more

Seafood medley Tom Yum soup

This type of Thai soup is very popular in Thai cuisine around the world,is basically clear soup with prawn/shrimp and mushroom with rich Asian spices in it,such as galangal,lemon grass and kafir lime leaf and is spicy too which I like. But I will make this Tom Yum soup my own,I use seafood medley instead of prawn/shrimp,and thicker soup instead of clear. Ingredients : - 2 lbs seafood medley ( shrimp,mussel and squid ) - 1 cup sliced mushroom - 1 cup small young corn ( Asian best ) - 3 cup of water - 1 cup of milk ( optional for thicker soup ) - 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil spices ingredients : - 1  clove shallot ( thinly slice ) - 1 clove garlic ( thinly slice ) - 1 stalk lemon grass ( thinly slice ) - 1 tbsp grated fresh galangal - 1 teaspoon tomato paste - 2 Thai chili/ fresh red Cayenne pepper ( chopped really fine ) - 1 teaspoon tamarind juice/ lemon or lime juice - 1 tsp fish sauce - salt to taste - pinch of sugar - 4 kafir lime leaves - 2 stalk gree
18 comments
Read more

Shrimp Corn fritters

Happy Tuesday everyone, It's been awhile since my last post, I was little bit busy this week,I hope everyone still enjoy the summer weather for the rest of season. Fresh sweet corn is cheaper in the summer time,I like to use them as ingredients of my cooking. I made shrimp corn fritters,simple and easy ! Serve as side dish with  rice or curry dishes :) Ingredients : - 2 fresh sweet corn,cut on the cob - 1/2 lb salad shrimp,chopped/ medium size shrimp - 2 Tbsp flour - 1 egg - 1/4 cup  shredded mozzarella cheese - hand full chopped green onion or basil - 1/2 tsp of salt - 1/2 tsp garlic powder - pinch of black pepper - 1/2 tsp curry powder vegetable oil for fry about 1/4 cup Preparation : In a bowl mix all ingredients until combine,stir the batter evenly Heat vegetable oil in medium high temperature spoon the batter into hot oil,fry about 2-3 minutes each side until golden brown. transfer to the plate lay with paper towel.
18 comments
Read more