Smacked Cucumber Salad with Garlic and Chilli Oil
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Ingredients
- 2 cucumber
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp chilli oil
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 103 kcal
- Protein
- 1.6 g
- Carbohydrate
- 6.3 g
- of which sugars
- 3.7 g
- Fat
- 7.9 g
- of which saturates
- 1.1 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
- Salt
- 0.65 g
Estimated from typical values for each ingredient — a guide, not a substitute for the label on what you actually buy.
Method
- 1
Lay the cucumbers on a board and bash them firmly along their length with a rolling pin until they split and crack, then cut into rough chunks.
- 2
Put the cucumber chunks in a colander, toss with a pinch of salt and leave to drain for 10 minutes, then pat dry.
- 3
Crush the garlic and mix with the chilli oil, light soy sauce, rice vinegar, caster sugar and sesame oil.
- 4
Toss the cucumber with the dressing in a serving bowl.
- 5
Leave to sit for 5 minutes so the flavours mingle, then serve chilled or at room temperature.
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