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Cucumber Salad

Cultural Context

Cucumber salad is a refreshing dish commonly found in Mediterranean cuisine, often served as a side dish or appetizer. It highlights the crispness of cucumbers and the brightness of fresh herbs, making it a popular choice during warm weather. Variations exist across different cultures, with each adding unique ingredients or dressings.

MediterraneanGRside
15 min
easy
4 servings
Servings4
5 Lebanese cucumbers
soy sauce
fish sauce
sesame oil
rice wine vinegar
sushi sesame seed seasoning
toasted sesame seeds
MSG
chili crisps
dumpling chili oil
garlic

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola oil is budget-friendly.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has additional health benefits; white vinegar is cheaper.

1

Slice 5 Lebanese cucumbers using a mandolin, being careful of fingers, until about halfway through the cucumber and stop.

2

Place the sliced cucumbers into a mixing bowl.

3

Drizzle soy sauce over the cucumbers generously.

4

Add a couple of drizzles of fish sauce to the bowl.

5

Drizzle sesame oil over the cucumbers.

6

Add a generous amount of rice wine vinegar to the mixture.

7

Sprinkle in sushi sesame seed seasoning and toasted sesame seeds to taste.

8

Add a sprinkle of MSG for flavor enhancement.

9

Add a small amount of chili crisps, adjusting for spice preference.

10

Spoon in a big spoonful of homemade dumpling chili oil.

11

Crush and add garlic to the mixture.

12

Mix all ingredients together thoroughly, tasting and adjusting flavors as desired.

Cooking Techniques

mixed

Equipment Needed

mandolinmixing bowl

Spice Level:

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Also Known As

Cucumber Salad with VinegarCucumber and Tomato Salad

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