Cook the Book: Cucumber Salad with Lemon Basil

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup

fresh lime juice (2 limes)

2 tsp

kosher salt

2 tbsp

fish sauce

1 tbsp

sugar

1 tbsp

expeller-pressed vegetable oil

medium cucumbers (about 1 1/2 pounds), thinly sliced

2 tsp

finely chopped fresh red Thai chiles

1 cup

thinly sliced scallions, white and green parts

1/4 cup

lemon basil, other basil, or mint leaves, torn