Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
By christieathome
A crispy, refreshing and spicy cucumber salad. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, green onions, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili oil. Perfect as a side dish.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes mins
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes mins
SERVINGS: 2 as small side
CALORIES PER SERVING: 144 kcal
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
Notes
This cucumber salad is best consumed same day as the garlic tends to become bitter over time and the cucumber becomes more and more salty.
Original from: https://christieathome.com/blog/spicy-asian-cucumber-salad/#recipe
A crispy, refreshing and spicy cucumber salad. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, green onions, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili oil. Perfect as a side dish.
PREP TIME: 10 minutes mins
TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes mins
SERVINGS: 2 as small side
CALORIES PER SERVING: 144 kcal
INGREDIENTS
6 Mini cucumbers or Persian cucumbers
2 teaspoon Salt to drain water
Dressing:
1 tablespoon Regular soy sauce (or low sodium plus 1/4 tsp of salt)
2 cloves Garlic minced
2 tablespoon Rice vinegar (or white vinegar)
1 tablespoon Chinese chili oil (or crispy chili sauce)
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
1 teaspoon Sesame seeds
2 tablespoon green onion finely sliced (or 1 tbsp chives and 1 tbsp dried onion)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Wash cucumbers and cut off the ends.
- Slice cucumbers into thin disks
- Or to be fancy
- Place one cucumber between two chopsticks that you don’t mind nicking up (like takeout chopsticks). Make thin diagonal slices on the top. Then flip the cucumber over and do the same on the other side. Then cut cucumber into halves. Repeat for remaining cucumbers. Transfer to a large bowl. Alternatively, you can thily slice your cucumbers too. *Refer to video below for better visuals. Note: Do not cut them in on a straight angle or the spiral will not work.
- Sprinkle salt over cucumbers and gently massage into them. Let cucumbers soak in salt for 5 minutes (no more than 10 minutes or they will break down). Rinse with cold water at least 3-4 times to completely remove the salt. Strain and set aside.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Pour dressing over cucumbers and gently mix. Enjoy!
Notes
This cucumber salad is best consumed same day as the garlic tends to become bitter over time and the cucumber becomes more and more salty.
Original from: https://christieathome.com/blog/spicy-asian-cucumber-salad/#recipe