# Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad

Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad is a refreshing and easy-to-make dish that doubles as a stress reliever.

- Total time: 15 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- cucumber
- garlic
- soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- sugar
- salt
- grated ginger

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cleaver
- grater
- whisk

## Tips

- This recipe also doubles as a stress reliever.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BvdRbB/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/87367438-70c3-4990-ab9e-4a84c564f329
- Extracted: 2025-09-02

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