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Published: Nov 9, 2022 | Modified: Nov 9, 2022 by Hina Gujral

Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

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This is a Chinese-style smashed cucumber salad recipe. Smashed cucumber pieces tossed in a sweet and spicy garlicky sauce are one of my favourite Asian side dishes to accompany a bowl of noodles or fried rice.

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After watching a few trending reels on Instagram, I got fascinated by this smashed cucumber salad, as I did for Chilli Oil Noodles. And trust me, this cucumber salad is one of the best things I learnt recently.

It is one of the tastiest and easiest cucumber salad recipes. This Chinese salad is also known as liang ban huang gua or the cool tossed cucumber salad.

The roughly smashed cucumbers are tossed in a garlicky, sweet, spicy sauce and sesame oil. Topped with spring onion greens and sesame seeds. It is the real outburst of flavours in each bite.

More Reasons To LOVE Smashed Cucumber Salad

  • gluten-free
  • a vegan salad
  • easy to make
  • one bowl salad recipe

I am sharing my version of the smashed cucumber salad. It might not be authentic, but it sure tastes delicious.

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Ingredients Required

Cucumber: Use English, Japanese, or Persian Cucumbers for this salad recipe. I would not recommend using Indian cucumbers.

For Sauce: Garlic, Red Chilli Flakes, Red Chilli Powder, Light Soy Sauce, Rice Vinegar or Chinese Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Brown Sugar, Salt

Toppings: Spring Onion Greens, Cilantro, Roasted Sesame Seeds

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Make Chilli Oil For Salad

Step 1) Combine chilli flakes, garlic, and chilli powder in a heat-proof bowl.

Step 2) Heat sesame oil over medium heat in a small pan. Once the oil is hot, pour it over the chilli flakes and garlic. Mix nicely.

Prepare Cucumbers

Step 1) Wash cucumbers with water and salt. Wipe with a kitchen towel.

Step 2) Place them on a chopping board. Smack and smash the cucumbers using a big knife until the cucumbers start to split. Continue doing this along the length of the cucumber.

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Step 3) Finally, slice the cucumber diagonally (image 1). Transfer them to a bowl.

Step 4) Season them with salt (image 2). Mix. Set aside 15 minutes to draw out the excess water and avoid watery salad.

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Assemble Salad

Step 1) Discard all the excess liquid released by the cucumbers (image 3).

Step 2) Add chilli oil, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar to the cucumbers. Mix nicely (image 4).

Step 3) Add chopped spring onion greens, cilantro and roasted sesame seeds.

Serve smashed cucumber salad immediately!

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Serving Suggestion

Smashed Cucumber Salad tastes delicious with stir fry noodles, Chilli Oil Noodles, or Chicken Pad Thai.

You can serve it with Asian main course dishes like fried rice, Thai Red Chicken Curry, or Kung Pao Chicken.

Trust me, it adds great flavour to your Asian meals or Indo-Chinese dishes.

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Smashed Cucumber Salad Recipe

This is a Chinese-style cucumber salad recipe. Learn how to easy and tasty make smashed cucumber salad in a few simple steps.
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Course: Salad
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 17 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 89kcal
Author: Hina Gujral
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Ingredients

  • 250 gram english cucumber
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
  • ⅛ Cup sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • ½ Cup chopped spring onion greens
  • 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Combine chilli flakes, garlic, and chilli powder in a heat-proof bowl.
  • Heat sesame oil over medium heat in a small pan. Once the oil is hot, pour it over the chilli flakes and garlic. Mix nicely. Chilli Oil is ready. You can either store it or use it for salad.
  • Wash cucumbers with water and salt. Wipe with a kitchen towel.
  • Place them on a chopping board. Smack and smash the cucumbers using a big knife until the cucumbers start to split. Continue doing this along the length of the cucumber.
  • Finally, slice the cucumber diagonally. Transfer them to a bowl.
  • Season them with salt. Mix. Set aside 15 minutes to draw out the excess water and avoid watery salad.
  • Discard all the excess liquid released by the cucumbers.
  • Add chilli oil, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar to the cucumbers. Mix nicely
  • Add chopped spring onion greens, cilantro and roasted sesame seeds.
  • Serve smashed cucumber salad with the main course!

Recipe Notes:

  • Use English, Japanese, or Persian Cucumbers for this salad recipe. I would not recommend using Indian cucumbers.
  • You can use a butcher knife or a meat pounder to smash the cucumbers. 
  • If you have readymade chilli oil, then use it for the salad. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 998mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 487IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
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