{"id":8543,"date":"2022-07-18T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T19:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/?p=8543"},"modified":"2022-07-18T12:40:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T19:40:33","slug":"thai-cucumber-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/thai-cucumber-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai Cucumber Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thai cucumber salad is a fresh and flavorful side dish that is great for any summer picnic or BBQ. It pairs well with most main dishes and will not spoil if left out in the sun. Give your taste buds an exotic burst with this easy Southeast Asian dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thai Cucumber Salad - BeLite Kitchen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t0LsCQdrPCE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Directions:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a strainer, peel and cut 1 1\/2 large cucumbers into thin slices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u00bd TBSP Salt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 TBSP Chopped Cilantro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave in the strainer to drain in the sink for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rinse with cold water, then drain again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat dry with paper towels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a small bowl, mix together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bd cup white sweetener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bc cup rice wine vinegar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mix until the sweetener has completely dissolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add 1 small jalapeno pepper (optional), seeded, and chopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ADD the vinegar with sweetener mixture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 TBSP Cilantro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bc cup chopped peanuts (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toss to combine and serve chilled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thai cucumber salad is a fresh and flavorful side dish that is great for any summer picnic or BBQ. It pairs well with most main dishes and will not spoil if left out in the sun. Give your taste buds an exotic burst with this easy Southeast Asian dish. Directions: In a strainer, peel and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8544,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-8543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-weight-loss-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8543"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8545,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8543\/revisions\/8545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beliteweight.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}