Cold Cucumber Salad

Cold Cucumber Salad

Cold Cucumber Salad is a home-style vegetable dish at difficulty 1/5 (Beginner), about 107 kcal. This is a refreshing and appetizing home-style cold dish with a crisp, tender te. Ingredients and step-by-step instructions are below, with notes for home cooking.

Difficulty

1 / 5

★☆☆☆☆

Beginner
Estimated Calories

107 kcal

Ingredients

  • Cucumber
  • Vinegar
  • Soy Sauce
  • Garlic

Steps

  1. Use a knife to smash the cucumber until flat, then chop it into 3 cm pieces.
  2. Place the chopped cucumber in a bowl.
  3. Smash and mince the garlic.
  4. Add 5g of white sugar to the bowl and mix well. Marinate for 15 minutes (marinating with sugar makes it tastier, improves color, and prevents the cucumber from becoming wilted).
  5. Pour vinegar, soy sauce, salt, oyster sauce, and garlic into the bowl in that order, and mix well.
  6. Pour in the sesame oil and mix evenly.

Notes

This is a refreshing and appetizing home-style cold dish with a crisp, tender texture and a balanced sour and fragrant flavor. Cucumber is rich in water and vitamins, helping to clear internal heat and quench thirst while promoting beauty and skin care. The method is very simple and beginner-friendly, requiring only smashing, seasoning, and a 15-minute marination. It can be completed in approximately 20 minutes.

Estimated Difficulty: ★
Estimated Calories: 107 kcal

Calculations:
Determine the number of servings needed before making. One serving is just enough for 1 person.

Total Amount:

* Cucumber: 200g * Number of Portions
* Vinegar: 7.5 ml + 4 ml * Number of Portions
* Soy Sauce: 5 ml + 2.5 ml * Number of Portions
* Garlic: 3 cloves * Number of Portions
* Salt: 0.4 g + 0.2 g * Number of Portions
* Sesame Oil: 5 ml + 2 ml * Number of Portions
* Oyster Sauce: 5 ml

* Sometimes the stem end of the cucumber has a bitter taste; please wash it, cut it off, and check before using.
* Eat directly after cooking. You can also prepare it first and refrigerate it (not freeze) before eating.
* If refrigerating, cover tightly with plastic wrap and consume within 8 hours; otherwise, the cucumber's crisp texture will be lost due to excessive marinating.
* Peeling the cucumber is recommended for a better texture.

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