Smashed Cucumber Salad

Name: Smashed Cucumber Salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Taiwanese
Ingredients: 330 g cucumber; 25 g glutinous rice vinegar; 5 g salt; 10 g garlic; 10 g sugar; 10 ml mirin

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Smashed cucumber salad is the perfect refreshing appetizer or side dish to beat the heat and awaken your palate. With just a few ingredients and minimal effort, it highlights the natural crispness and freshness of cucumbers, perfectly balanced with a touch of sweetness, garlic, and mild acidity. 🌿🥒

servings: 👥 4 servings
time: ⏱ 20 min
Cuisine: 🍽 Taiwanese

by @Kangacook_official · Original recipe on kangacook.com

English text is machine-translated from the original Chinese and has not been reviewed by a person.

Ingredients

Servings:4 servings

330 gcucumber
25 gglutinous rice vinegar
5 gsalt
10 ggarlic
10 gsugar
10 mlmirin

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Nutrition per serving

calories: 28 kcal
protein: 0.8 g
fat: 0.1 g
carbohydrate: 6.3 g

As published by the author; KangaCook estimates these automatically.

Steps

1
Bring water to a boil and blanch the cucumbers briefly.
2
Gently smash the cucumbers, cut into pieces, and slice the garlic.
3
Toss the cucumbers with salt and sugar, then let sit for 15 minutes and drain excess liquid.
4
Add glutinous rice vinegar, mirin, and sliced garlic, mix well, and refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.