Asian Cucumber Salad
This vegan Asian Cucumber Salad is the spiral, slinky-shaped cucumber salad from TikTok.
Ingredients
- 6 pieces mini cucumbers
- 2 tsp sesame oil garnish
Asian Cucumber Salad Dressing
- ¼ cup rice vinegar unseasoned
- 1 tbsp white granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce optional
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Wash and cut ends off cucumbers.
- Place a chopstick, parallel to the cucumber, on both sides.
- Make vertical, straight, 3 mm cuts into the cucumber, all the way down to the chopstick.
- Flip the cucumber over, and make diagonal (37° angle), 3 mm cuts into the cucumbers, all the way down to the chopstick.
- Optional: Place cucumbers into a bowl and sprinkle 1 tsp of salt, letting them sit for 5 mins for some of the juices to escape. Rinse the cucumbers with cold water, 3-4 times, in the bowl.
- Place the Asian Cucumber Salad dressing ingredients into a bowl. Mix until sugar is dissolved.
- Pour the dressing over the cucumbers, gently tossing them in the bowl.
- Transfer and plate the cucumbers into a spiral shape on a large plate, pouring the leftover dressing on top.
- Garnish with a drizzle of sesame oil and serve immediately (Note 1).
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Notes
- The cucumber salad can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 1 day.