Pickled Cucumber Salad (Dan'S Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cucumbers, the small Lebanese variety
3 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 red onion, cut into wedges
1 red chili, sliced fine (seeded or not-it's up to you)
1/2 cup mint, Vietnamese would be good
1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
1 cup bean sprouts
2 tomatoes, seeded, halved and sliced fine

Preparation

With a vegie peeler, slice the cucumber into ribbons discarding the seedy centre.
Bring the fish sauce, vinegar, brown sugar, turmeric, onion wedges and sliced chilli to the boil. Simmer a few minutes, then remove from the heat and toss through the cucumber ribbons. Allow to cool.
Add in the remaining herbs and veg and serve.