Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad. A crispy, refreshing and spicy cucumber salad. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, green onions, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili oil. Perfect as a side dish.
When I was younger, cucumber was my favourite vegetable and maybe to this date! It’s crispy, crunchy and super hydrating. I love the subtle taste of this water packed vegetable and how it can easily be dressed up to be elevated in taste.
I love this Asian cucumber dish because it’s super easy to make! If you have an Asian pantry, you’ll have most of the ingredients to make this and most of the ingredients are accessible. This sweet and spicy asian cucumber salad recipe is great served with any entrée of your choice like a tasty protein with some rice or noodles.
EASY SPICY CUCUMBER SALAD
My Asian cucumbers recipe is so simple and swift! The only part that takes time, which is optional by the way, is making thin slices into both sides of the cucumber but again OPTIONAL! You can just quickly slice up your cucumbers as you normally would, soak them in salt then rinse with cold water a few times. Then premix your sauce, pour over top and gently mix. That it’s!.
Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad. A crispy, refreshing and spicy cucumber salad. Seasoned with soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic, green onions, sugar, sesame oil, sesame seeds and chili oil. Perfect as a side dish.
INGREDIENTS
- 6 Mini cucumbers or Persian cucumbers
- 2 tsp Salt to drain water
Sauce:
- 1 tbsp Regular soy sauce not light or dark!
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Rice vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 tbsp Chinese chili oil
- 1 tbsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 1 tsp Sesame seeds
- 2 tbsp green onion finely sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
- Wash cucumbers and cut off the ends.
- Place one cucumber between two chopsticks that you don’t mind nicking up (like takeout chopsticks). Make thin diagonal slices on the top. Then flip the cucumber over and do the same on the other side. Then cut cucumber into halves. Repeat for remaining cucumbers. Transfer to a large bowl. *Refer to video below for better visuals. Note: Do not cut them in on a straight angle or the spiral will not work.
- Sprinkle salt over cucumbers and gently massage into them. Let cucumbers soak in salt for 5 minutes (no more than 10 minutes or they will break down). Rinse with cold water at least 3-4 times to completely remove the salt. Strain and set aside.
- Combine sauce ingredients in a separate bowl.
- Pour sauce over cucumbers and gently mix. Enjoy!
Notes
This cucumber salad is best consumed same day as the garlic tends to become bitter over time and the cucumber becomes more and more salty.