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Asian cucumber salad

Inspired by the viral TikTok Asian cucumber salad: pack your cukes full of flavour with soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar and a drizzle of chilli crisp oil. Great for vegans, you can also adapt it to be gluten-free, just substitute the soy sauce with tamari.

Asian cucumber salad
Credit: Jiwon Kim

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By Brooke Blurton

Source: SBS


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  • serves 4 people
  • preparation 20 minutes
  • difficulty Easy level

Ingredients

  • 3 spring onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 4-6 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • Coriander leaves, chilli crisp oil, to serve 

For the dressing

  • 1 tsp table salt
  • 2 tsp white sugar
  • 2 tsp toasted white sesame seeds
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Add the spring onions and cucumbers and toss lightly to combine.
  2. Transfer the Asian cucumber salad to a large serving bowl and sprinkle with coriander leaves. Drizzle with chilli crisp oil and serve.

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Cook’s Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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