Thai Chicken Sate

Ingredients

• 1 English (seedless) cucumber, thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. Thai green curry paste
• 1/4 c. plus 1/3 c. well-stirred unsweetened coconut milk (not cream of coconut)
• 4 medium, skinless and boneless chicken breast halves (about 1 1/4 lb. each), cut diagonally into 6 strips
• 1/4 c. creamy peanut butter
• 2 tsp. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. packed dark brown sugar
• 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 1/4 c. rice vinegar
• 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• 2 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeno chili, seeds and membrane discarded and minced