Smashed Cucumber Salad
Bruised cucumber dressed with garlic, black vinegar, sesame and chilli oil — five minutes, no cooking.
Prep
5 min
Cook
0 min
Total
5 min
Serves
4
Per serving
86 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Smash the cucumbers with the flat of a knife until they split, then tear into rough pieces.
Step 2: Salt them and rest for five minutes, then drain the water that collects.
Step 3: Whisk garlic, black vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and chilli oil.
Step 4: Toss the cucumber in the dressing.
Step 5: Scatter with toasted sesame seeds and coriander and serve cold.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.
- 2 wholeCucumber
- 3 clovesGarlic — crushed
- 2 tbspBlack vinegar
- 1 tbspSoy sauce
- 1 tbspSesame oil
- 1 tspChilli oil
- 1 tbspSesame seeds — toasted
- 1 tspSugar
- 1 tspSalt
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 86 kcal
- Protein
- 1.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6.4 g
- Fat
- 6.2 g
- Saturated fat
- 0.9 g
- Fibre
- 1.4 g
- Sugar
- 3.8 g
- Sodium
- 420 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.