This asian cucumber spicy salad recipe is a great side dish and is super refreshing! It only takes a few minutes to prepare and is very easy to make.
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Asian cucumber spicy salad recipe
INGREDIENTS
This ingredients required for this recipe are :
- Cucumbers (if possible small cucumbers)
- Garlic cloves
- Rice vinegar
- Cayenne pepper (or chili flakes)
- Chili oil
- Sugar
- Sesame oil
- Sesame
- Salt
STEP 1
Cut your cucumber. You can cut it in slices or you can make spirales (like on the photo).
To cut you cucumber in slices, take two chopsticks that you place on each side of the cucumber. Start by cutting slices but stop when you hit the chopsticks. Then flip your cucumber on the other side, and cut diagonally. Just as before you stop cutting when you feel the chopsticks.
STEP 2
Lightly salt your cucumber and let it rest in the refrigerator for approximately 15-20 minutes.
STEP 3
Grate your garlic cloves.
STEP 4
In a bowl mix the garlic cloves, the rice vinegar, the chili oil, the sesame oil, the cayenne pepper and the sugar.
STEP 5
Grill the sesame seeds in a pan on low heat. Once golden brown, let cool and add to the dressing.
STEP 6
Take your cucumbers out of the refrigerator and rince very well. Make sure all the salt has been washed off.
STEP 7
Add the dressing to your cucumbers and enjoy.
Recipe
Asian cucumber spicy salad recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cucumbers If you can find small cucumbers that's better. This recipe is based on big cucumbers. Naturally, if you buy small cucumbers you will likely need more than two.
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1 pinch Cayenne pepper You can change the cayenne pepper for chili flakes. You can also add more depending on your spicy tolerance.
- 1 tsp Chili oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 3 tbsp Sesame seeds
- Salt
Instructions
- Cut your cucumber. You can cut it in slices or you can make spirales (like on the photo). To cut you cucumber in slices, take two chopsticks that you place on each side of the cucumber. Start by cutting slices but stop when you hit the chopsticks. Then flip your cucumber on the other side, and cut diagonally. Just as before you stop cutting when you feel the chopsticks.
- Lightly salt your cucumber and let it rest in the refrigerator for approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Grate your garlic cloves.
- In a bowl mix the garlic cloves, the rice vinegar, the chili oil, the sesame oil, the cayenne pepper and the sugar.
- Grill the sesame seeds in a pan on low heat. Once golden brown, let cool and add to the dressing.
- Take your cucumbers out of the refrigerator and rince very well. Make sure all the salt has been washed off.
- Add the dressing to your cucumbers and enjoy.
