Japanese Smashed Cucumber Salad
Slice cucumbers as thin as you can.
Japanese smashed cucumber salad. 2 4 cloves garlic finely chopped. Mix until well combined. Toss with salt and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Chop the cucumber crosswise into 1 inch pieces and transfer to a colander set in a bowl.
1 12 tablespoons rice vinegar. Transfer to a large bowl. Cut the cucumber into 3 4cm length sections. Repeat all down its length until it is completely smashed.
Trisha yearwood invites her friend sarah gavigan owner of japanese pub style restaurant bar otaku to her home for a japanese infused southern meal. Place the washed cucumber on a firm flat clean surface. It says prep time is 10 minutes but i think it take less than that. Youll only need a few basic ingredients to make this smashed cucumber salad.
Add vinegar mixture and sesame seeds to prepared cucumbers and mix well. 2 teaspoons sesame oil. Whack it firmly but gently with the flat side of a heavy cleaver or the bottom an 8 inch skillet. In china this salad is eaten with chopsticks so the dressing drips off the pieces of cucumber.
Sprinkle salt mix well and set aside for 10 minutes. In a small bowl mix rice vinegar sugar and soy sauce together until sugar dissolves. Her menu features smashed cucumber salad. By smashing the cucumbers the dressing penetrates into each piece.
Stir in salt and let it sit for 5 minutes. Transfer the smashed cucumber onto a cutting board and cut into bite size chunks then transfer the chunks to a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl. Sprinkle cucumber with sugar and salt. Ginger and soy sauce in the dressing gives this salad a japanese touch.
To avoid an oily salad use a slotted spoon to dole out portions. Optionally you can remove the pule. Squeeze water out from cucumbers. 3 teaspoons light soy sauce.
Remove the tough skins and the two ends. Toss the cukes with a generous pinch of salt and. Tataki kyuri smashed cucumber salad is a simple but unique cucumber salad. Chinese cucumber salad ingredients.
Place garlic seasoned rice vinegar soy sauce sesame oil and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Refrigerate bowl and strainer for 30 to 60 minutes so cucumber pieces can drain into the bowl. Since the recipe itself is very simple i dont recommend making any substitutions to the ingredient list. For a simple variation on this recipe add cup creamy peanut butter and 2 tablespoons water with the soy sauce and sesame oil to smooth the dressing.
Umami salt acid and heat. A great cucumber salad is all about balancing flavors. A small handful of chopped cilantro.