Are you happy about a generous harvest of cucumbers? A Chinese cucumber salad is a super refreshing alternative to the classic and provides a delicious variety on the table? How do you prepare the salad and how can you refine the recipe?
Crunchy, delicious and very healthy – cucumbers are THE summer vegetable par excellence and are an integral part of our menu. Light, fresh and packed with flavor - the Chinese salad will definitely become your new favorite, we promise! In summer we always crave light dishes that are quick to prepare and not heavy on the stomach. It doesn't matter whether asspicy side dishor low-calorie dinner – Chinese cucumber salad is perfect for the summer months!
Ingredients for 4 servings
- 2 medium cucumbers
- 20 grams of sugar
- 30 ml light soy sauce
- 10 ml rice vinegar
- 10 ml chili oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 TL Chiliflocken
- 1 TL Sesame
- 1 tsp salt
- A handful of fresh coriander
preparation
- Wash the cucumbers and pat dry with a kitchen towel or paper towel.
- To make the dressing, place the sugar, salt, rice vinegar, chili oil and soy sauce in a bowl and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Place cucumbers on a cutting board and tap them several times with a rolling pin or pestle until they split. Smashing the cucumbers actually helps them absorb the dressing better later.
- Then cut the cucumbers into bite-sized pieces and place them in a large salad bowl.
- Chop the garlic cloves and coriander finely.
- Add the dressing and garlic to the cucumbers and mix everything well.
- Garnish with chopped coriander and voilà – your Chinese cucumber salad is ready.
