This spiralized Thai salad is fresh, healthy, and has the most delicious cilantro-lime-peanut dressing.
Can you guess what I got for Christmas? Yup. A spiralizer! I know I'm a bit late to the party. It's not as big of a trend anymore, but plenty of people own the things, and I wanted one, ok? 🙂
Stay tuned for a zucchini noodles recipe coming up not too long from now. I love zucchini, and zucchini noodles honestly make me pretty excited. Stop rolling your eyes, please.
Anyway, back to this recipe. I suppose you could make it without spiralizing the veggies, but where's the fun in that?? This was my first attempt at using the spiralizer, and I went a bit crazy with it. I made a 100-foot long cucumber accordion that my mom and sister complained about having to cut up. You just can't please those two. At least they liked the taste of the salad.
The dressing is super simple... just chuck the ingredients in the blender, and you're good to go.
Enjoy!
Do you own a spiralizer? Does this spiralized Thai salad interest you?
Spiralized Thai Salad
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot
- 1 English cucumber
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1 scallion chopped (green part only)
- 1 small red cabbage
- Handful chopped cilantro
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- Juice from 1.5 limes
- 1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
- 1/4 cup water
- Thai chili paste (optional) to taste
Instructions
- Add the dressing ingredients to a blender and combine until smooth. Set aside.
- Spiralize the carrot, cucumber, and cabbage on the settings of your choosing (I used the angel hair setting for the carrot, the straight blade for the cucumber, and the chipping blade for the cabbage). Add veggies to a salad bowl along with the red pepper, scallion and chopped cilantro.
- Pour the dressing over top and serve immediately. You may have some dressing left over. It'll keep in an air-tight container in the fridge for a few days.
Love Thai recipes? Check out my Thai quinoa salad, Thai sweet potato curry or my chicken Thai salad.
Teresa says
Add in green apple matchsticks and fresh mint!
Natasha says
Sounds good to me!
Carol says
Looks great
I need a new spiralizer as one I have is useless
Which one did you buy?
Cheers
Carol
Natasha says
Thanks, Carol! I have a Paderno spiralizer (I put an Amazon.com affiliate link to it in the second paragraph of the post so you can check it out if you wish).
Miriam Kearney says
I have that one as well but I may replace it with the Inspiralizer because I find it very different to pull the blade out for cleaning when I'm done and the feet don't stay stuck to the counter. the Inspiralizer has a handle that make the suction feet stick. Not sure if I'll buy a second one but I do use it a lot.
Natasha says
Let me know how the Inspiralizer works if you do get it!
Gabriella says
I can honestly say I've never seen a spiralized salad look so darn good. Saving your recipe IMMEDIATELY and giving it a go next week 🙂
Natasha says
Aww thanks! Hope you enjoy it! ????
Natasha's Sister says
Omg something you actually made me for once. Can you make it for me again?
Natasha says
No.
Lynn | The Road to Honey says
Ha! Ha! If I were your mom & sister I would be happy just having someone make me such a lovely salad.
I have a spiralyzer; however, it is buried in one of our offsite storage spaces (a temporary situation turned out to be longer than expected. . .so there it sits). One day I will be reunited with this fun kitchen gadget so that I can make salads as lovely as this one.
Natasha says
Haha I know, right? 😉 Ah it's annoying not having all your stuff. I think most of us have had to deal with that at some point in our lives! I hope you're reunited soon. 🙂