Chili Lime Dressing

Spice, sweet + a hint of heat makes for a helluva salad. Emily Baird, a private chef in Los Angeles, makes If & When the best supporting actor in a dressing for cucumber with avocado.

Need

8 Persian cucumbers

1/2 cup coconut flakes

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1 avocado

Dressing

2 TBS olive oil

2 TBS lime juice 

1 tsp Bay Leaf Preserved Meyer Lemon Paste

1 tsp minced Serrano or jalepeño 

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp agave

1/4 tsp ground coriander

Fresh mint leaves (or cilantro)

Do

Wash, then quarter cucumbers lengthwise (leave skin on). Trim some of the seeds with a paring knife and dice into 1/4” cubes. Set aside. 

Toast 1/2 cup coconut flakes and roughly chop 1/2 cup salted peanuts.

Slice 1 avocado into 1/2” pieces. ⁣

Toss cucumbers with dressing in a serving bowl (leave a little to drizzle on top). Add avocado, peanuts, coconut and some mint leaves.

Drizzle remaining dressing to cover the avocado. Serves 4⁣⁣.

Adapted from the recipe by Emily Baird (@everythingyouwanttoeat). 
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