Easy Chinese Cucumber Salad
A delicious and authentic sauces recipe for Easy Chinese Cucumber Salad, prepared with traditional seasonings and techniques.
Ingredients
- • 1 English cucumbers (about 11 oz / 300 g) (tough skin removed)
- • 3 cloves garlic (crushed and minced)
- • 1 tablespoon Chinkiang vinegar ((or rice vinegar))
- • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
- • 1 teaspoon sugar
- • 1/2 teaspoon salt
- • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- • 2 teaspoons Homemade chilli oil ((or store-bought chilli oil), or to taste (Optional))
- • 1 tablespoon Lao Gan Ma Chilli Crisp (or to taste (Optional))
Preparation Steps
Dry the cucumber with a paper towel. Place the cucumber on a large cutting board and carefully use a cleaver to crush it. If you don't own a cleaver, a meat pounder will work as well. Then cut it into bite-size pieces and place them into a bowl.
Add the garlic on top of the cucumber.
Combine the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, salt and sesame oil in a small bowl and mix well.
Right before serving, pour the sauce mixture over the cucumber and mix well. (Do not add the sauce beforehand. It will cause the cucumber to lose water, and the sauce will be diluted.
(Optional) To give the salad an extra kick, you can drizzle some chilli oil or add a spoonful of chilli crisp. It makes the dish addictively good.