Name: Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad
Total time: 7 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 350 g Cucumber; 3 clove Garlic; 1 pinch Salt; 0.25 tsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Sesame Oil; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Chinese Black Vinegar; 1 tsp Chili Oil

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Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad

7 min·Serves 2·113 cal

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Quick Sichuan cold salad of smashed cucumber with garlic and sesame oil. Add soy sauce and black vinegar for a savory version, or chili oil for heat. Recipe by Elaine, China Sichuan Food (chinasichuanfood.com/chinese-cucumber-salad).

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Wash 350 gCucumber (1 English cucumber or 2 small ones).

Peel off the tough skin, leaving some for color. Young cucumbers can keep most of their skin.

Cut off both ends.

Halve lengthwise and smash with the flat of a wide knife until well crushed.

Cut into bite-size pieces and put in a bowl.

Finely chop 3 cloveGarlic and add on top.

Add 1 pinchSalt (to taste), 1/4 tspSugar (optional) and 1 tbspSesame Oil. Mix well.

Optional, for a savory version: add 1 tbspSoy Sauce (light) and 1 tspChinese Black Vinegar.

Optional, for a spicy version: add 1 tspChili Oil, or up to 2 tsp to taste.