Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad
Directions
- 1Cut your cucumber into 1 and 1/2 inch pieces.
- 2Smash the cucumber pieces with a cleaver, deciding how aggressive you want to go with your smashing.
- 3Take out some of the flesh from the smashed cucumber pieces to prevent them from getting too watery.
- 4Finely mince garlic.
- 5Add the minced garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and grated ginger to a bowl.
- 6Mix the ingredients in the bowl to create the dressing.
- 7Add the smashed cucumbers to the dressing and coat them nicely.
- 8Marinate the cucumbers for 10 minutes to let them soak up all the flavor.
- 9Enjoy your Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad.
Ingredients
- cucumber
- garlic
- soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- sugar
- salt
- grated ginger
Equipment
bowlknifecleavergraterwhisk
Tips
- This recipe also doubles as a stress reliever.