Name: Smashed Cucumber
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber; 1 tsp Fine Salt; 2 tbsp Chiu Chao Chilli Oil; 2 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 tbsp Rice Vinegar; 3 Garlic cloves, crushed; 1.50 tsp Sugar; 2 tsp Sesame Oil; Sesame seeds to serve

AuthorElisa Booker

RatingDifficultyBeginner

Explosion of flavour - side dish or snack!

Yields1 Serving

Prep Time35 mins

1 Cucumber

1 tsp Fine Salt

2 tbsp Chiu Chao Chilli Oil

2 tbsp Soy Sauce

2 tbsp Rice Vinegar

3 Garlic cloves, crushed

1.50 tsp Sugar

2 tsp Sesame Oil

Sesame seeds to serve

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!).

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

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

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

CuisineChinese

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