Smashed Cucumber Salad (拍黄瓜)
Translated from Dutch, the language of the original page.
This recipe first appeared on curatedkitchenware.com, in Dutch. SeeMeCook translated it into English and added ingredient weights and nutrition.
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A fresh, spicy Chinese cucumber salad that requires no cooking. Smashed cucumbers develop small cracks and bruised areas that allow the savory, tangy, and spicy dressing to penetrate היט.
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Equipment
- No cooking needed
- Good for
- Lunch, dinner, or snacks
- Cuisine
- East Asian
- Contains
- Gluten, sesame, and soy
- Diet
- Vegan
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
- 5 g
- 6 g
- 3 g
- 4 g
- 16 g
- 15 g
- 14 g
- 2 g
- 5 g
Weights are estimates. Together, the ingredients weigh about 420 g before cooking, which is about 210 g per serving.
Steps
Place the cucumbers on a sturdy cutting board. Smash them with a heavy cleaver until they begin to split lengthwise. If you do not have a cleaver, you can use a rolling pin, meat mallet, or your fist.
Cut the smashed cucumber diagonally into pieces approximately 5 cm long. If the skin is thick or the seeds are hard, peel the cucumber and remove the seedy core for a better texture.
Sprinkle the cucumber with the salt and let it stand for 15 minutes so excess moisture is released.
Gently squeeze the cucumber and discard the released liquid.
To make the dressing, place the grated garlic, cilantro, finely chopped bird's eye chilies, soy sauce, chili oil, vinegar, sugar, and sesame oil in a bowl. Stir well.
Add the drained cucumber to the dressing and toss or mix thoroughly until all the pieces are evenly coated.
Serve immediately. For an authentic flavor, use Chinese black rice vinegar; apple cider vinegar is a good alternative and adds a lightly fruity note.
Notes
You can prepare this in advance: store the cucumber and dressing separately in the refrigerator and combine them just before serving. The stated cooking time comes from the source; the salad is actually prepared without a stove.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 126
- Protein
- 2 g
- Carbs
- 9 g
- Fat
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
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