Smashed Cucumber Salad
- Makes6 servings
- Cook Time40 minutes
- Active time plus cooling15 minutes active
- 3
Smashing the cucumbers helped release their seeds and created rough surfaces for the dressing to cling to. For a simple variation on this recipe, add ¼ cup creamy peanut butter and 2 tablespoons water with the soy sauce and sesame oil to smooth the dressing. In China, this salad is eaten with chopsticks so the dressing drips off the pieces of cucumber; to avoid an oily salad, use a slotted spoon to dole out portions.
Tip
Don’t substitute American cucumbers for English. The ratio of seeds to flesh is higher and the skins are too tough.
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