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Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

Name: Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
Ingredients: 4 cucumbers (~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1); 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1 eschalot/French onion (, halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2); 1 cup green onion (, green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems); 2 tbsp+ chilli crisp (crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3); 2 tsp white seame seeds (, toasted (save some for topping); 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar (sub any clear vinegar); 2 tsp soy sauce (, all-purpose or light (Note 4); 2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow)

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Total Time

37 minutes

Prep Time

7 minutes

Rating

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Ingredients

4 servings

4 cucumbers (~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1)
3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
1 eschalot/French onion (, halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2)
1 cup green onion (, green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems)
2 tbsp+ chilli crisp (crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3)
2 tsp white seame seeds (, toasted (save some for topping)
1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar (sub any clear vinegar)
2 tsp soy sauce (, all-purpose or light (Note 4)
2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow)

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Step 1

Smash & salt cucumbers

Step 2

Smash - Hit cucumbers with a meat mallet, rolling pin or similar to make the sides burst open. Cut in half lengthwise then into 2.5cm/1" pieces.

Step 3

Salt 30 min - Place in a bowl, toss with salt. Set aside for 30 minutes to draw out water (Note 5). Drain/strain and discard salty water, leave cucumbers in same bowl.

Step 4

Salad

Step 5

Whisk Dressing in a bowl.

Step 6

CHECK spiciness of your chilli crisp - they vary by brand. If using Laoganma, stick with recipe, else adjust to taste.

Step 7

Toss - Put green onion, eschalots, sesame seeds, dressing and chilli crisp in with the cucumbers. Toss until eschalots go floppy - ~30 seconds.

Step 8

Serve, sprinkled with extra sesame seeds and dollops of chilli crisp if you dare!

Step 9

Note: Water continues to come out of cucumbers so after few hours/next day, you'll have a lot more dressing but not as intense flavoured. So eat/serve with spoon to get plenty of dressing in every bite!