Name: Asian Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 Cucumbers; 1 tsp Fish sauce; 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar; 1 tbsp Sesame seed oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tbsp Black Sesame seed; 1 tbsp Gochugaru

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Many people seek a quick and easy salad for hot summer days, and this Asian cucumber salad is perfect for such occasions. This salad is light and flavorful, featuring an incredible combination of tastes. The crunchy cucumbers, paired with a savory Asian dressing, create a comforting side dish that enhances your main meals.

Cucumbers are amazing because of their natural cooling properties, which provide numerous alkaline benefits for the body. They are also rich in Vitamin E, which promotes hydration and contributes to skin health.

Ingredients

Cucumber, Fish Sauce, Rice Vinegar, Black Sesame seeds, Brown Sugar, Gochugaru, Salt, Sesame Seed oil.

For a crunchy salad, use firm and fresh cucumbers. You can substitute fish sauce with soy sauce if needed. Rice vinegar is preferred for its light flavor, but if you prefer a more tart taste, you can use apple cider vinegar instead. Brown sugar adds sweetness to the dish. Gochugaru is essential to this recipe; the only suitable substitute is Pul biber, which are Turkish red pepper flakes. Both gochugaru and Pul biber have a similar spicy yet fruity flavor. While normal chili flakes may be too spicy, you can use them if you can handle that level of heat. Finally, sesame seed oil contributes a warm and nutty flavor to the salad.

Instructions

The first step in this recipe is instrumental: you have to cut the cucumbers vertically, then cut them in half. The next step is to salt the cucumbers with 1/2 tsp of salt. Let it rest for approximately 10 minutes. This step will draw out any excess liquid from the cucumber. After this process, make sure to drain the water.

Then add the brown sugar, gochugaru, black sesame seeds, sesame seed oil, and rice vinegar. Mix well. That’s it. Your crunchy cucumber salad is ready to eat.

How to Store your Asian Cucumber Salad?

If you decide to store the cucumber salad in the fridge, the flavors will amplify, creating a very intense Asian flavor that is absolutely lovely with hot and spicy noodles. We would recommend eating this salad within 24 hours. Besides, this salad is so easy to make, it comes together in the shortest time.

What can you Serve with your Asian Cucumber salad?

This salad is light and gentle in flavor. One of the best features of cucumber is its ability to cool your body, especially when consumed with spicy or oily foods. Cucumber salad, in many different variations, is common in Asia and is often eaten alongside hot & savoury noodles; it helps reduce acidity in the body. Therefore, eat it alongside Lamb Chops, Steak with garlic butter, and Black bean noodles with squid.

Asian Cucumber Salad

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Course: Salads

Cuisine: Asian

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 85kcal

Author: thetastejournal.com

Ingredients

Vegetable

▢ 4 Cucumbers

Condiments

▢ 1 tsp Fish sauce
▢ 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar
▢ 1 tbsp Sesame seed oil

Spices

▢ 1/2 tsp Salt
▢ 1 tsp Sugar
▢ 1/2 tbsp Black Sesame seed
▢ 1 tbsp Gochugaru

Instructions

Prepare the Cucumber: Wash the cucumbers and cut as demonstrated in the recipe. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and let it sit for 10 minutes. Thereafter, drain the water.
Add the spices: Add 1 tsp of brown sugar, rice vinegar, fish sauce, gochugaru, black sesame seeds and sesame seed oil. Mix well. Serve.