Cucumber crunch salad with curried cashews

9 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:02:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories1765 kcal (88%)

Total Fat126.2 g (180%)

Carbs155.3 g (60%)

Sugars76.4 g (85%)

Protein28.9 g (58%)

Sodium935.6 mg (47%)

Fiber22.7 g (81%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

350glebanese cucumbers

halved, deseeded and cut into 1/2cm-thick slices

400gdatterini tomatoes

ripe, or cherry, halved

salt

black pepper

130gred onion

peeled and cut into thin rounds

100gcarrot

large, trimmed, peeled, then cut into thin ribbons, I use a vegetable peeler

20gred chilli

thinly sliced into rounds, remove and discard the pith and seeds if you prefer less heat

20gflat-leaf parsley leaves

roughly chopped

½ tspnigella seeds

toasted

100gcashew nuts

1 tspolive oil

2 ½ tspmadras curry powder

70gtamarind puree

1 ½ Tbspmaple syrup

2 ½ Tbspfresh lime juice

20gmint leaves

2garlic cloves

peeled and crushed

2 Tbspfresh lemon juice

75mlolive oil

Instructions

Step 1

Prep

Step 2

25 min

Step 3

Serving size

Step 4

1. Heat the oven to 170C (150C fan)/325F/gas 3.

Step 5

2. In a large bowl, mix the cucumbers and tomatoes with a half-teaspoon of salt and leave to sit for 30 minutes.

Step 6

3. In a small bowl, mix all the for the curried cashews with a quarter-teaspoon of salt, then spread out on a small oven tray and roast for 15 minutes, until deeply golden and dark in places. Remove and leave to cool.

Step 7

4. Meanwhile, mix all the tamarind dressing in a small bowl and set aside.

Step 8

5. Put all the mint dressing in a small food processor, add a half-teaspoon of salt, and blitz to an almost-smooth green dressing.

Step 9

6. Drain the cucumber and tomato, discarding the liquid they’ve released. On a large, lipped platter, artfully layer up the cucumber, tomato, onion rounds, carrot ribbons, chilli, parsley and both dressings. Top with a scattering of the cashews and nigella seeds, and serve.