This is a very good recipe--just like what you get in a restaurant! I had some Persian cucumbers that needed to get used up and I was lucky to find this recipe! Thank you!
This is a winner! Made with our fresh garden cucumbers, it is light, crunchy, refreshing with a little kick at the end. It's really good!!
I reduced the servings to 2 and found it a little dry so I doubled up on the rice vinegar sugar and chile. Using the called for amount of sesame oil was too much the flavor overpowering everything. Next time I'll just add a tsp. of that. Otherwise this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!:o)
i like the recipe and make cucumber salads often. i changed it slightly. i used apple cider vinegar rather than the rice vinegar (i did have rice vinegar). i also put a little lime juice and sesame seeds on top. the chili paste is very tasty in this.
Excellent as written and one of our favorites as a salad or a snack. I add a dimension by tossing the cucumber slices with about 1 Tablespoon of Kosher salt, making sure it is well mixed. Allow to rest for 10 minutes, then rinse the cucumbers and drain well before adding them to the rice vinegar dressing. The end result will be sweet, spicy, crunchy cucumbers. You can also add length-wise sliced wedges of sweet onion to the vinaigrette.
This is so authentic and tasty! The flavor of the sesame oil is incredible. I used one large English cucumber and because I did not have chili paste I used chili garlic sauce instead. My young children loved it as a side and I mixed some of these cucumbers with romaine lettuce and shredded rotisserie chicken. I then used the sauce as a dressing and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. Delicious! I will definitely be making this again.
I normally love sesame oil but it doesn't work for me in this recipe. The rest of the family liked it though
So simple and so yummy I followed the recipe exactly in this case.
What an excellent recipe. I made it with the ingredients as written but do not measure as a chef I just eyeball them. I did use a great chili garlic sauce by Schiriachia and it was outstanding Thanks for a great idea
