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Smashed Chinese Cucumber Salad
Not only will you never beat a cucumber any another way again but it will become a lunch or dinner favourite for many reasons. Simply the quickest and tastiest cucumber salad ever.
Author
Charlé Visser
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
3
portions
Course
Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine
Asian, Chinese, Healthy, Pan Asian, Vegan, Vegetarian
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Ingredients
For the beaten cucumbers
▢
6
(
6
)
small cucumbers
For the sauce:
▢
25
g
(
2.0
tablespoon
)
soy sauce
▢
40
g
(
2.5
tablespoon
)
honey
▢
40
g
(
2.5
tablespoon
)
sesame oil
▢
8
g
(
0.5
tablespoon
)
rice wine vinegar
For mixing in
▢
2
tablespoon
(
2.0
tablespoon
)
peanuts
-
toasted
▢
1
teaspoon
(
1.0
teaspoon
)
ginger
-
crushed
▢
1
teaspoon
(
1.0
teaspoon
)
garlic
-
crushed
▢
2
tablespoon
(
2.0
tablespoon
)
cilantro
-
chopped
▢
1
(
1
)
small red chilli
-
chopped
Instructions
Wash and cut the cucumbers lengthways in half
Beat them and bruise them until they are slightly tender and broken(sorry cucumbers)
Make the sauce by combining all the ingredients for the sauce and tasting it for sweetness, saltiness and sourness.
You can balance this the way you like by adding more of one or the other.
Mix the rest of the ingredients with the sauce and cucumbers.
Let it stand for a few minutes so that the flavours can mingle a bit and become good friends.
Serve by itself or as a side for grilled meats, fish, fried rice, curries or even hearty stews.
Notes
If you are allergic to peanuts or don't like hot chillies then just leave them out. Another great idea is to add avocado and spring onion.
Nutrition
Serving:
150
g
Calories:
241.52
kcal
Carbohydrates:
26.34
g
Protein:
4.25
g
Fat:
15.34
g
Saturated Fat:
2.23
g
Sodium:
559.13
mg
Fiber:
2.37
g
Sugar:
17.7
g
Vitamin A:
2.83
IU
Vitamin C:
29.67
mg
Calcium:
6.79
mg
Iron:
8.25
mg
Keywords:
chinese cucumber salad, cucumber salad, quick salad, smashed cucumber salad
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