Asian Style Cucumber Salad

Asian Style Cucumber Salad – where healthy meets flavor. This salad is sweet, tangy, spicy, and refreshing.

Why We Love This Recipe

This easy-to-make summer salad is the perfect way to cool down in the summer heat! It’s the perfect side dish for a family cookout or with any Asian-Style dish. It’s even good as a healthy snack.

Ingredients

• 1 English cucumber or 4 Persian cucumbers
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
• 1  tbsp honey
• ½ teaspoon sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons sesame seed
• 2 teaspoons crushed salted peanuts

Let’s Make Asian Style Cucumber Salad

1. Slice the cucumber into ½-inch rounds; do not peel the cucumber.
2. Place the cucumber slices into a colander, sprinkle with salt, and let them sit for 20-30 minutes.
3. Whisk together the remaining ingredients, except the sesame seeds and peanuts.
4. Place the cucumbers into a bowl (do not rinse them) and toss them with the dressing.
5. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours up to overnight.
6. Drain the dressing.
7. Transfer cucumbers to a serving dish and garnish with crushed peanuts. 

Krazy Kitchen Mom Tips

• Don’t peel the skin. There is no need to peel the thin skin on English or Persian cucumbers. The peel is also where most of the nutrients are.
• Cucumbers are loaded with liquid so salting them beforehand allows them to release most of the liquid and soak up more of the sweet and tangy dressing flavor.
• To double this recipe, click the X2 next to the word “Ingredient” on the recipe card.

Try This Cucumber Salad with Other KKM Asian Style Recipes

• Rotisserie Chicken Fried Rice
• Asian Style Chicken Meatballs
• Slow Cooker Cashew Chicken
• Weeknight Pepper Steak