Smashed Cucumber Salad 拍黄瓜沙拉
This Smashed Cucumber Salad is a light and refreshing appetizer with simple ingredients. It is a popular homemade cold dish 凉菜 in China during the Summer and it is served before the main course in some Chinese restaurants. I think it is very suitable to serve this crisp cucumber salad in our hot weather and more so during our Chinese New Year where we have so many heavy and rich food on our table.
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Smashed Cucumber Salad
A light and refreshing appetizer with simple ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 Japanese cucumbers - + 1/2 tbsp sugar
Dressing
- 1 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 red chillies - cut finely
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves - cut finely
Instructions
- Rinse cucumbers and pat dry with kitchen towel. Cut off the tips on each side and gently smash the cucumber with cleaver until the cucumber splits. Remove the seeds and cut cucumber into bite size pieces.
- Place cut cucumbers into a large bowl with 1/2 tbsp of sugar for 15 minus. Drain cucumber juice.
- In another bowl, Mix the dressing together and stir until sugar dissolved and pour on to the cucumbers and toss well. You may adjust the dressing according to your taste. Serve immediately or marinate the cucumber salad in the refrigerator for 30-60 minutes.
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拍黄瓜沙拉
Prep time
Total time
Author: Ann Low
Serves: 2 serving
Ingredients
- 3根 日本黄瓜+1/2汤匙砂糖
- 酱料
- 1汤匙 白醋
- 2茶匙 白糖
- ½茶匙 盐
- 1.5茶匙 酱请
- 2茶匙 麻油
- 2条 红辣椒，切细
- 1汤匙 蒜，剁碎
- 1汤匙 芫荽，切细
Instructions
- 黄瓜洗净抹干。切去两头，用刀背轻拍黄瓜至爆开剜去种子，切成小段。
- 切好的黄瓜放入碗中，加入1/2汤匙砂糖腌制15分钟。滤掉多余的黄瓜水。
- 在另一个碗，将酱料混合均匀至糖融化，这时候可以尝一尝味道是否够味，也可以依据各人口味调试。然后和黄瓜拌匀即可装盘上桌或放入冰箱冷藏30-60分钟。
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love this delicious cucumber, thanks for sharing . I try it love your blog so much
Hi Ann, just bought this cucumber today, would try to make this salad right away to serve with my fried black pepper salmon blocks. Must be great accompaniment. Thanks for sharing.
Cucumber salad is one of those dishes that you can enjoy any time of year, Ann. My problem is we can't always find worthy cucumbers sometimes at this time of year.
I love how you've dressed this sald, Ann…I was just thinking today that if I found some decent cucumbers I would dress them in the fresh yogurt sauce I just made but now, you got me to thinking, lol…
Thanks for sharing, Ann…
Thanks for the recipe. I will try this.
Really like this cucumber, my elder son favorite.
Hi Ann, great cucumber salad! I love cucumber salad. crunchy and refreshing!
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Hi Ann,
I'm sure this chilled refreshing mashed cucumber salad will be well liked to balance off the 'heaty stuff' indulged during CNY. Yum!
Used to have this cucumber salad every single day when I attended a course in Beijing. Gotta make some too.