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Daddy Lau’s Smashed Cucumber Salad (拍黃瓜)
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Tangy, spicy, and crunchy, this smashed cucumber salad is a perfect blend of textures and flavors to beat the heat.
00:00:00 total
Serves 4
easy
Cold Starter / Salad
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Ingredients
- cucumbers - watch the video to see (peeled in stripes and cored)
- salt - watch the video to see (for osmosis)
- sugar - watch the video to see (for osmosis and sauce)
- red bell pepper - watch the video to see (thinly sliced)
- green onions - watch the video to see (roughly diced)
- cilantro - watch the video to see (roughly chopped)
- garlic - watch the video to see (minced)
- chili sauce - watch the video to see
- light soy sauce - watch the video to see
- oyster sauce - watch the video to see
- vinegar - watch the video to see
- sesame seeds - watch the video to see
- sesame oil - watch the video to see
- cooking oil - watch the video to see
Instructions
- Prepare the Vegetables: Peel stripes on the cucumbers and cut out the core. Smash the cucumber and cut it into thick slices at an angle. Slice the bell pepper thinly, dice the green onions, roughly chop the cilantro, and mince the garlic.
- Osmosis: In a large bowl, toss the cucumbers with salt and sugar. Then add in the red bell peppers and toss again. Let it sit for 10 to 30 minutes, then drain the water.
- The Sauce: Mix some chili sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, sugar, and the minced garlic.
- Combine: Add the sauce to the bowl of cucumbers and bell peppers along with your green onions. Finish it with cilantro, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and cooking oil.
