Tricolor Thai Salad Recipe with Zucchini & Yellow Squash Recipe
This raw salad pairs fresh, crisp zucchini and yellow squash with a spicy Thai dressing for a dish that will catch your tastebuds by surprise.
I’ve never been one for raw zucchini, or raw squash of any kind for that matter. This salad changed all of that. I don’t remember what actually inspired me to make this salad, considering that the raw ingredients didn’t actually appeal to me. But that doesn’t really matter now, because all I can think of when I remember this salad is fresh, crunchy summertime vegetables, punctuated by a spicy savory Thai dressing.
I decided to cut the vegetables into matchstick-like pieces, but you could just as easily dice them. Either will work. Just be sure to do the same to all of the vegetables to maintain a consistent texture across the salad. In other words, it’s matchsticks for all or dicing for all.
If you’re not familiar with Thai cooking, fear not. There’s nothing in this recipe that you can’t find on the shelves of your local supermarket. Both Thai fish sauce and Chili Garlic Sauce should be nestled amongst the soy sauces in the Asian aisle. And I know that the smell of fish sauce is a bit tough to take when you first take a whiff. My recommendation is this…don’t take a whiff! Just mix it into the dressing, holding your breath the whole time, and then trust that the flavor will mellow and a distinctive, pleasant flavor to the dish. Seriously, trust me.
If you prefer to make this salad vegetarian, replace the fish sauce with extra soy sauce.
The recipe:
The salad:
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, cilantro and mint.
The dressing:
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, agave nectar and chili garlic paste.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine. Serve.
- Other zucchini recipes:
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Quick Mushorom, Zucchini & Thyme Saute with Fried Egg
- Cookin’ Canuck’s Grilled Zucchini Roll with Goat Cheese, Roasted Peppers & Capers
- The Perfect Pantry’s Zucchini Ribbon Salad
- The Vintage Mixer’s Hazelnut Zucchini Bread
- So Hungry I Could Blog’s Grilled Chopped Ratatouille Salad
- Tricolor Thai Salad Recipe with Zucchini & Yellow Squash
- From the kitchen of Cookin Canuck. www.cookincanuck.com
- Ingredients
- The salad:
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into matchsticks
- 1 medium yellow squash, cut into matchsticks
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp minced cilantro
- 1 tbsp minced mint leaves
- The dressing:
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp agave nectar or honey
- 1/4 tsp chili garlic paste
Instructions
The salad:
In a medium-sized bowl, combine the zucchini, yellow squash, red bell pepper, cilantro and mint.
The dressing:
In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, rice vinegar, agave nectar and chili garlic paste.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine. Serve.
Notes
Calories 36.4 / Total Fat 0.2g / Saturated Fat 0g / Cholesterol 0mg / Sodium 343.8mg / Total Carbohydrates 8.6g / Fiber 2.2g / Sugar 3.5g / Protein 1.6 / WW (Old Points) 0 / WW (Points+) 1
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