Chinese Cucumber Salad

Recipe by Christie at Home

Cuisine: Chinese
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Restrictions: Soy, sesame
Leftover: 3-4 Days

Ingredients

  • Mini cucumbers (avoid cucumbers with seeds)
  • Salt (make cucumber crunchier)
  • For the Ingredients:

  • Regular soysauce
  • Rice vinegar
  • Chili Oil
  • Sugar
  • Sesame Oil
  • Sesame Seeds
  • Green Onions
  • Instructions

  • Image 1: First on a cutting board, place cucumber between two chopsticks that you don’t mind nicking up (like disposable takeout chopsticks)
  • Image 2: Then make thin diagonal slices on the top on angle. Flip the cucumber over and do the same on the other side. Do not cut them in on a straight angle or the spiral will not work.
  • Image 3: Then cut cucumber into halves.
  • Image 4: Now you have spiral cucumbers. Transfer to a large bowl.
  • Next sprinkle salt over cucumbers and gently massage into them.
  • Let cucumbers sit in the salt for 5 minutes at room temperature to remove excess moisture (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 excess water and set aside.
  • Then in a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients.
  • Finally pour the dressing over cucumbers and gently mix.
  • Serve and enjoy!
  • Photo Instructions

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    For the Experts~

  • Short on time? Thinly slice the cucumbers and skip the spiral!
  • Rinse salted cucumbers well! Because we’re adding more sodium, it’s super important to rinse off the salt from the cucumbers after they have been sitting in it. This step is crucial, or you will have very salty tasting cucumbers
  • For more flavor, let the cucumbers marinate for another 10 minutes in the sauce in the fridge
  • Don't freeze the cucumber