🥒 Smashed Cucumbers: Your new favorite salad! (拍黃瓜)

By Made With Lau · 15 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Trim off and discard the ends of the cucumbers.
2. Peel alternating stripes along each cucumber, leaving some skin on.
3. Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out the seedy cores.
4. Smack each cucumber with the flat of a heavy cleaver or rolling pin until it cracks open, without turning it to paste.
5. Cut the smashed cucumbers into thick slanted slices and put them in a bowl.
6. Cut the red bell pepper into strips, dice the green onion, roughly chop the cilantro, and smash, peel and mince the garlic.
7. Add the 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp sugar to the cucumber and mix well.
8. Add the bell pepper and mix in.
9. Leave for 5-6 minutes so the salt draws out water.
10. Make the sauce by combining the chili sauce, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar and 2 tbsp sugar, then stir in the minced garlic.
11. Drain the liquid from the cucumber and pepper mixture.
12. Add the green onion and sauce to the vegetables and mix well.
13. Add the cilantro, sesame seeds, sesame oil and cooking oil, and mix well. Serve, or chill before serving if you prefer.

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