Smashed Cucumber

Smashed Cucumber

Rating

Difficulty

Intermediate
Cooking Mode

Explosion of flavour - side dish or snack!

Ingredients

Yields
  • 1Cucumber
  • 1tspFine Salt
  • 2tbspChiu Chao Chilli Oil
  • 2tbspSoy Sauce
  • 2tbspRice Vinegar
  • 3Garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1.5tspSugar
  • 2tspSesame Oil
  • Sesame seeds to serve

Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop cucumber in half lengthways and flesh-side down, smash cucumber with flat side of knife or rolling pin a few times until it starts splitting slightly (you still want it in one piece!).

  2. 2

    Remove seeds with a spoon then chop cucumber diagonally into 1/4 inch slices, add to colander and sprinkle over salt. Leave for 30 mins over sink while excess water drains out of cucumbers

  3. 3

    Add garlic to vinegar in bowl and leave for 10 mins and then add the remainder of the ingredients.

  4. 4

    Toss the cucumber in the sauce and serve with sesame seeds.

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