Smashed Cucumber Salad
Servings: 4
Calories: 12kcal
Ingredients
- 3 Medium Cucumbers – cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 tsp Brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- ½ tsp Sesame seed oil
- 1 Garlic clove - Finely diced.
Garnishes
- ½ tsp Black sesame seeds
- 1/4 tsp Gochugaru - Garnish
- 1 Stalk of Spring onion - Sliced
Instructions
- Prepare the ingredients: Rinse the cucumbers with water, and then cut off both tips of the cucumbers.
- Smash the cucumbers: Cut the cucumbers into bite size pieces. Place a piece of cucumber on the chopping board and smash them one piece at a time. Smash the cucumbers using a knife or smash them with the base of your palm to gently push it against the board without using a knife.
- Mix the ingredients: Add the brown sugar, rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, black sesame seeds and sesame seed oil in the bowl, then toss to mix. Garnish with a little bit more sesame seeds and serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 12kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 37IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg