Thai Cucumber Salad ( Esaan Style)

Thai Cucumber Salad ( Esaan Style) ; ส้มตำแตงกวา.

Ingredients:
1) 1 cucumber
2) 2 Tbsp fish sauce
3) 1/2 Tbsp sugar
4) 2 Tbsp lime juice
5) 1/4 tsp shrimp paste
6) 8 dried chilies
7) 1 clove garlic
8) 1/8 tsp salt
9) 1 tomato
Preparation:
1) Peel garlic, wash tomato and cucumber.

 2) Shred cucumber.

 3) Add dried chillies, garlic and salt then well pound in a mortar.

 4)  Add shrimp paste into the mortar.

 5) Sliced tomato.

 6) Add fish sauce, lime juice and sugar then Gently crush, and mix thoroughly.

 7) Add shredded cucumber.

 8) Pound together until mix well.

 9) Spoon onto a plate, serve with fresh sticky rice or here I serve with  vermicelli noodle.

 Enjoy!