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Smashed Cucumber Salad
A Chinese-American smashed cucumber salad with sesame, garlic and chilli. Salting the smashed cucumber and draining off the liquid it releases keeps the salad crisp instead of watering down the dressing.
Total time
20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
American
vegetarianvegan
Ingredients
4Lebanese cucumbers
1 tspsalt
2 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbspsesame oil
1 tspsoy sauce
1 tspchilli oil
1 tspsugar
1 tbspsesame seeds
Instructions
1
Smash cucumbers with the flat of a knife. Cut into bite-sized pieces.
2
Toss with salt. Rest 15 minutes. Drain excess liquid.
3
Mix garlic, vinegar, sesame oil, soy, chilli oil and sugar.
4
Toss cucumbers with dressing.
5
Scatter sesame seeds.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
69
Protein
0.9g
Fat
6.4g
Carbs
2.6g
Fiber
0.5g
Sodium
546mg
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