Chinese Cucumber Salad
This Chinese cucumber salad is a little different than your average cuc salad. Instead of straight up slinging the cucumbers, they are slightly smashed first. This allows them to catch more of the dressing. Lots of minced garlic is added to the cucumbers. The dressing is a simple soy/black vinegar/sugar/chili oil/sesame oil base. Pour the dressing over the cucumbers right before serving. Do not pour the dressing on in advance. The salt from the dressing will extract the moisture from the cucumbers, making your salad watery. Needless to say, this salad is not a good leftover.
Ingredients
- 12 oz English or Persian cucumbers
- 6 garlic cloves minced
Dressing
- 1 tbsp Chinkiang black vinegar
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 2 tsp chili oil
Instructions
- Very lightly smash the cucumbers with a mallet.
- Slice into 1/2” pieces.
- Add the minced garlic to the cucumbers in a bowl.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients.
- Add the dressing to the cucumbers right before serving.
