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Spicy Asian Cucumbers
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JOSIE
"This is one of my favorite ways to prepare cucumbers. Very different from the traditional way."
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Ingredients
2 h 15 m servings 75Original recipe yields 4 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Place cucumbers into a colander, sprinkle with salt, and let drain at least 30 minutes. Shake off excess liquid but don't rinse the cucumbers.
- Whisk soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, hot chili oil, and red pepper flakes in a salad bowl. Stir in cucumbers to coat with dressing. Chill 2 to 3 hours before serving.
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- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full sodium amount for the salt used. The actual amount of salt consumed will vary.
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Most helpful positive review
10/8/2012
We loved it! I didn't have sesame oil so I just used a bit of olive oil and some sesame seeds. I also added a lot more rice vinegar, maybe about 1/4 cup, and water , 1/4 cup, to the mix so tha...
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8/8/2017
8 8 17 ... First impression, sweet; second, salty; third, spicy; fourth on, salty. Sometimes I think I know what I'm doing so eventhough the recipe said to not rinse the cucs, I did & it's sti...
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10/8/2012
We loved it! I didn't have sesame oil so I just used a bit of olive oil and some sesame seeds. I also added a lot more rice vinegar, maybe about 1/4 cup, and water , 1/4 cup, to the mix so tha...
2/19/2017
2-17-2017 ~My mission was to find a cucumber salad that was something different from the same old cucumbers with sour cream or tomato-cucumber salad. What a happy, delicious find this was! I ...
8/28/2012
These are delish. We frequent a Korean Mandu joint here in DC where they serve a cucumber kimchi dish that tastes just like this. Thanks for the recipe. Love it!
2/17/2013
loved this.. used only 1/3 of the sugar.. didn't have chili oil so i added a teaspoon of chili sauce.. used regular white vinegar since i didn't have the rice vinegar.. doubled the garlic and cr...
4/14/2014
I used English cucumbers to make it more firm. Held up several days.
11/12/2014
I absolutely love the sauce. I have made this many times now, sometimes it's with cucumbers and sometimes with shredded tofu skin. Both of which is very delicious. I did find that if I were t...
8/22/2013
Very good! Substituted white vinegar for rice vinegar, otherwise made as written.
2/16/2019
This was the best recipe for this I've seen for this salad. Instead of sugar, chili oil, and garlic, I used 1 tbsp of asian chili garlic sauce. It was PERFECT!
2/3/2019
two changes made, first was I didnt remove the cucumber seeds and second I added one teaspoon of garlic sea salt.