Chinese Cucumber Salad – Kalyn’s Kitchen

Chinese language Cucumber Salad is an fascinating salad to make with backyard cucumbers, and the step of marinating the cucumbers provides wonderful taste. I like this with slightly Sriracha Sauce however make it as spicy or delicate as you like.

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I like salads like this Chinese language Cucumber Salad a lot that after I run throughout people who find themselves detached to cucumbers, I at all times marvel in the event that they’ve ever had fresh-from-the-garden cucumbers. When recent backyard cucumbers first begin to seem within the Farmers Market (or in your backyard), I like to only wash them, slice in half, and eat with slightly salt.

And when summer season cucumbers begin to be ample I like to make one thing like this Chinese language Cucumber Salad that makes use of lots of cucumbers. The inspiring recipe got here from a really outdated cookbook for gardeners known as Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans, and Different Good Issues (affiliate hyperlink). It’s a guide with some uncommon and fascinating concepts for utilizing up backyard veggies, and this cucumber salad was undoubtedly a winner.

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What in case you don’t have each ingredient for the Chinese language Cucumber Salad?

Once I first made this, I didn’t have Black Sesame Seeds (affiliate hyperlink), however after I up to date the pictures I couldn’t resist sprinkling these on for slightly extra dressed-up salad. I additionally added a tiny little bit of Sriracha for a barely spicier salad. When you don’t have these elements, no worries; the salad will nonetheless be scrumptious with out them.

Do you must soak the cucumbers for this Chinese language Cucumber Salad?

I’d say the strategy of soaking the cucumber in salted water with ice cubes might be optionally available, nevertheless it does produce completely crisp and crunchy cucumbers, so I like to recommend it when you’ve got the time.

Need extra concepts for cucumber salads?

Take a look at my assortment of 30 Low-Carb Cucumber Salads for heaps extra concepts for utilizing cucumbers!

Learn how to make Chinese language Cucumber Salad:

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Peel the cucumbers, or when you’ve got recent backyard cucumbers, go away on a number of the peel.
Reduce cucumber in half and scrape out the seeds.
Then lower the cucumbers into slices.
Soak the cucumbers in salted ice water for half-hour. (In all probability optionally available, however this makes them actually crisp.)
Whereas the cucumbers soak, combine collectively purple wine vinegar, soy sauce or Gluten-Free Soy Sauce (affiliate hyperlink), Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate hyperlink) or sweetener of your alternative, sesame oil (affiliate hyperlink), salt, and Sriracha Sauce (affiliate hyperlink) or different scorching sauce to make the dressing.
After half-hour drain the cucumbers effectively.
Put the drained cucumbers right into a plastic container with a snap tight lid, pour a lot of the dressing over, and marinate half-hour within the dressing, turning the container over just a few occasions whereas it’s within the fridge.
Then drain the marinated cucumbers.
Serve salad with the reserved dressing drizzled over and sprinkle with Black Sesame Seeds (affiliate hyperlink) if desired.

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

For a low-carb meal, Chinese language Cucumber Salad would go effectively with Sanpete County Grilled Turkey Kabobs, Grilled Cuban Flank Steak, Grilled Fusion Hen, Maple Glazed Salmon, or Air Fryer Hen Drumsticks.

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Low-Carb Food plan / Low-Glycemic Food plan / South Seaside Food plan Recommendations:When you use Golden Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate hyperlink) or an permitted sweetener, this Chinese language Cucumber Salad could be permitted for  any low-carb or Keto consuming plan, in addition to all phases of the unique South Seaside Food plan.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:This recipe was first posted in 2006, and I’ve made it many, many occasions since then! The recipe was final up to date in 2023.

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