ASIAN CUCUMBER SALAD

Ingredients

• 1 lb cucumbers ideally English cucumbers
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• ½ teaspoon chili paste sambal oelek
• 2 inexperienced onions thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

Add the sliced cucumbers to a bowl in various layers sprinkling layers with salt. Set the bowl apart for about 15 minutes and let the salt do its magic by means of drawing out the moisture.
In a small bowl, whisk the rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and chili paste together.
Drain any extra moisture from the cucumbers, pat them dry with paper towels, and drizzle with the Asian cucumber dressing. Toss to coat and pinnacle with thinly sliced inexperienced onions and toasted sesame seeds.

Notes

Slice the cucumbers a little much less than 1/4 inch thick. Use English cucumbers for smooth skins that don’t want peeling.
If you pick to region the cucumbers in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with salt, that approach works nicely too.
Mix the dressing up to two days in advance. Store in an hermetic container in the fridge.
In a massive dry skillet over medium-high heat, add the sesame seeds and prepare dinner till gently toasted, shaking the skillet countless times. Remove the sesame seeds into a small bowl and add to the dish proper earlier than serving.
Sambal Oelek (ground sparkling chili paste) can be observed in the Asian meals part of the grocery store. It has a very lengthy shelf lifestyles (6-9 months) if saved in the fridge. Use it for some of my different recipes, like Bang Bang Shrimp.
l like to use ginger paste. 1 tablespoon of paste equals 1 tablespoon of sparkling ginger. Always save it in the fridge. It stays sparkling for up to a month.
Store leftovers in an hermetic container in the fridge for up to two days. The cucumbers will now not be as crisp, however the salad will nonetheless be delicious.

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