Cucumber salad | Easy Summer Refreshing And Appetizing Salad Recipe | Chinese Smashed Cucumber

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Tamari is gluten-free, while liquid aminos is often less expensive.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers a healthier fat profile.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note.

chili oil

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Sriracha provides flavor without the oil.

Prepare the dressing by adding paprika, chili flakes, and crushed garlic to a bowl.

Pour hot oil over the mixture while it's still sizzling, then add soy sauce.

Mix in salt, sugar, and black rice vinegar, followed by sesame oil.

Peel some skin off the cucumbers in an alternating pattern for appearance.

Chop off both ends of the cucumbers and cut them into large strips, then into smaller bite-sized pieces.

Taste a piece of cucumber to check for bitterness, discarding any bitter ones.

Place cucumber pieces in a bowl and chop fresh cilantro, adding it to the bowl.

Pour the dressing over the cucumber and toss to coat evenly.

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