Chinese Cucumber Salad with Sesame

A close-up Chinese cucumber salad in a mint bowl with chillis on the side.

5 from 1 vote

This Chinese Cucumber Salad makes the most of summer cucumbers dressed with a delightful Asian inspired dressing and sprinkled with a variety of toasted sesame seeds

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: Easy

Servings: as a side

Calories: 193kcal

Author: Anastasia Papapetros

Ingredients

For the salad...

500 grams Lebanese cucumbers (approximately 3-4 medium)
1 green (spring) onion
2 tbsps sesame seeds (toasted)
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
1 long red chilli (finely diced)

For the vinaigrette...

3 tbsps MCT oil (or any other neutral oil)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
3 tbsps lime juice
2 tbsps light soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
Sea salt and cracked black pepper

For the garnish...

1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Wash your cucumbers, cut them in half, deseed them using a teaspoon and then slice on the diagonal. ¹
Wash your green onion, trim it and then slice on the diagonal, trim your chilli (it is up to you if you would like to remove the seeds) then finely dice your chilli. Transfer to your bowl with the cucumbers.
Add all your vinaigrette ingredients to a glass jar and shake until emulsified.
Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and mix until combined, taste and adjust seasonings according to your taste.
Arrange the salad on a serving platter, scatter with Szechuan peppercorns and serve.

Notes

You may like to salt your cucumbers, put them in a bowl with some salt and let stand for 5 minutes. The salt makes the cucumbers tastier and gets rid of excess water, which can dilute the dressing.

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