Pickled Cucumber - Asian Cucumber Salad

Name: Pickled Cucumber - Asian Cucumber Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Persian/Japanese cucumbers; 2 cloves garlic (grated); 1 teaspoon grated ginger; 1 chili pepper or 1/2 teaspoon of chili hot oil; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

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Julie - Mrs. Lin's Kitchen @mrslinskitchen

San Ramon

I'm sharing another pickled cucumber recipe, which is also easy and quick to make. As long as you have all the ingredients at home, you can prepare this dish in half an hour. You can serve this dish after marinating it for 30 minutes, but the longer you marinate it, the more flavorful it'll get. Make sure you keep the pickled cucumber in the refrigerator. And I recommend finishing it within 5 days. This pickled cucumber can be served as an appetizer or a side with any meaty or hearty dish. The refreshing and crunchy cucumber will cut right through the grease. Instruction video (https://youtu.be/TYnfn6JIJew)

4Persian/Japanese cucumbers
2 clovesgarlic (grated)
1 teaspoongrated ginger
1chili pepper or 1/2 teaspoon of chili hot oil
1 tablespoonsoy sauce
1 tablespoonvinegar
1 teaspoonsesame oil
1/2 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonsugar

Cooking Instructions

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Grate 2 garlic cloves
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Grate the ginger. You’ll need about 1 tsp for this recipe.
3

Cut the chili into small pieces. You can use chili oil instead of the whole chili pepper.
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To prepare the cucumber, cut off the ends first. Then cut the cucumber into 1-1/2 inches long. After that, put the cucumber into a plastic bag. And slightly smash them until the pieces slit in half.
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Transfer the cucumber to a clean bowl. Then add 1 tsp of sugar and work it into the cucumber. If the cucumber halves still stick together, you can separate them. Always make sure you add sugar in first before the rest of the seasoning. The sugar will not bring out the water inside the cucumber like salt so the cucumber will remain crispy and moist.
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Next, add 1/2 tsp of salt, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of vinegar, 1 tsp of sesame oil, grated garlic, grated ginger, and chili pepper. Mix everything together. Let the cucumber sit in this mixture for 30 minutes to an hour. The longer you leave it in, the more flavorful the cucumber will get.
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You can serve this pickled cucumber cold or at room temp as an appetizer. It’s also a great side dish for any meaty and heavy dish because the refreshing cucumber will cut through the grease.
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Instruction video: https://youtu.be/TYnfn6JIJew

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Julie - Mrs. Lin's Kitchen @mrslinskitchen

on June 05, 2021 06:13

San Ramon

Hello, everyone! This is Julie but many of you might know me as Mrs. Lin from Mrs. Lin’s Kitchen.Born and raised in Taiwan, I moved to the U.S. with my family when I was a teenager. My mom is a great cook and she has been a huge influence and inspiration to me. I started this because I like to share and document all my favorite recipes.Because of my Taiwanese background, my recipes consist of mainly Taiwanese, Japanese, Chinese, and some Southeast Asian. Some I learned from my mom, some I learned while growing up and many I have created throughout the years.I hope you like what I bring to you here. Please leave me some comments and let me know what you like to see in the future.You can visit my Youtube channel for more ingredients:https://www.youtube.com/mrslinskitchenTo download my printable recipes, please visit:http://site.mrslinskitchen.com/recipes/index.php/about-mrs-lin/