{"id":14029,"date":"2026-03-07T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=14029"},"modified":"2026-03-07T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T06:59:16","slug":"eurasian-cucumber-salad-with-chilli-chuka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=14029","title":{"rendered":"Eurasian Cucumber Salad With Chilli Chuka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14031 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-800x610.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-800x610.jpg 800w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14032\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cucumber-Salad-800x567.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cucumber-Salad-800x567.jpg 800w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cucumber-Salad-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cucumber-Salad.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a Eurasian salad recipe featuring all the basic ingredients (hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, lettuce) and a nice chilli chuka dressing to eat the salad with. It&#8217;s even easier to prepare if you prepare the dressing in advance. You can also add more of the ingredients that you favour so it&#8217;s super flexible to make based on individual preferences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those who love to eat fresh, crunchy vegetables, this is definitely the dish to go to. For those who love biting into the original flavours of the ingredients, this is also a good respite from all the deep-fried, spicy, processed food that you might have been eating throughout the week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Have a lovely March ahead!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Red chillies: 6, stems &amp; seeds removed<\/li>\n<li>Bird&#8217;s eye chillies: 2, stems &amp; seeds removed<\/li>\n<li>Garlic: 3 cloves<\/li>\n<li>Ginger: 1.5cm, peeled<\/li>\n<li>White vinegar: 3 tbsp + 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Light soy sauce: 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Sugar: 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Salad leaves: 200g<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber: 1, peeled, scraped lengthwise to make long lines, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Tomato: 2, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Red onion: 1, large, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Egg: 2, hardboiled, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>Olive oil: 6 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Blackpepper corn: 1\/4 tbsp<\/li>\n<li>Coriander: 3 sprigs, finely chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Blend together red chillies, bird&#8217;s eye chillies, garlic, ginger, 3 tbsp white vinegar, light soy sauce &amp; sugar till smooth to form chilli chuka (dressing).<\/li>\n<li>Place salad leaves on plate. Top with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion &amp; egg.<\/li>\n<li>Mix chilli chuka with olive oil, 2 tbsp white vinegar, black peppercorns &amp; coriander.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Pour chilli chuka sauce over salad to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14030 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-2-800x554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-2-800x554.jpg 800w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Chilli-Chuka-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">This recipe was kindly adapted from Quentin Pereira\u2019s <em>Eurasian Heritage Cooking. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Serving<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>6 persons as side dish<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=14029\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a Eurasian salad recipe featuring all the basic ingredients (hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, lettuce) and a nice chilli chuka dressing to eat the salad with. 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