Spicy cucumber salad is ready in 5 minutes. It's seasoned with soy sauce, garlic and fresh red chilies. It's the best side dish for dinner or supper with a cold beer.
Ingredients
- 4 cucumbers
- 4 garlic ,chopped
- 1 fresh red chili pepper ,sliced
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions
- Wrap the cucumbers in plastic wrap or a zip bag, then smash them with a rolling pin or bottle to keep the cucumbers from spilling out. (Note 1)
- Cut off the head and tail of the cucumber, dissect the cucumber with your hand into an irregular shape, and remove the middle part (seeds) of the cucumber. It consists mainly of water. Put the cucumbers in a glass or plastic container. (Note 2)
- Chopped garlic and add it to the container. Slice the red chile and remove the chile seeds. Add them to the container. (Note 3)
- Add salt, sugar, and soy sauce to the container. Close the lid and shake all the ingredients well. Let it sit for at least an hour. Before serving, add sesame oil and shake well.
- Add sesame seeds, sliced green onion and cilantro on the top. Ready to serve.
Tips & Notes:
- The cucumber should be mashed rather than cut with a knife. This allows the cucumber to best absorb the sauce and become tasty in a short time.
- In this way, the cucumber becomes less flavorful because the sauce is diluted by the cucumber water.
- If you like the spiciness, you don't have to remove the chili seeds. If you just want the chile flavor and not the spiciness. Another way to reduce the heat of red chilies is to soak them in hot water after you slice them and remove the seeds.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 120g Calories: 117kcal (6%) Carbohydrates: 14g (5%) Protein: 4g (8%) Fat: 5g (8%) Sodium: 1288mg (56%) Potassium: 628mg (18%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 9g (10%) Vitamin A: 431IU (9%) Vitamin C: 36mg (44%) Calcium: 68mg (7%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
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