Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

Name: Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 7 min
Total time: 37 min
Ingredients: 4 cucumbers ((~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1)); 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1 eschalot/French onion (, halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2)); 1 cup green onion (, green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems)); 2 tbsp+ chilli crisp ((crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3)); 2 tsp white seame seeds (, toasted (save some for topping)); 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar ((sub any clear vinegar)); 2 tsp soy sauce (, all-purpose or light (Note 4)); 2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow))

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Prep Time: 7 minutes

Total: 37 minutes

Servings: 4

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Ingredients

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4 cucumbers ((~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1))3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt1 eschalot/French onion (, halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2))1 cup green onion (, green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems))2 tbsp+ chilli crisp ((crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3))2 tsp white seame seeds (, toasted (save some for topping))1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar ((sub any clear vinegar))2 tsp soy sauce (, all-purpose or light (Note 4))2 tsp sesame oil (, toasted (ie brown, not yellow))

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Instructions

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Step 1

Smash - Hit cucumbers with a meat mallet, rolling pin or similar to make the sides burst open. Cut in half lengthwise then into 2.5cm/1" pieces.

Step 2

Salt 30 min - Place in a bowl, toss with salt. Set aside for 30 minutes to draw out water (Note 5). Drain/strain and discard salty water, leave cucumbers in same bowl.

Step 3

Whisk Dressing in a bowl.

Step 4

CHECK spiciness of your chilli crisp - they vary by brand. If using Laoganma, stick with recipe, else adjust to taste.

Step 5

Toss - Put green onion, eschalots, sesame seeds, dressing and chilli crisp in with the cucumbers. Toss until eschalots go floppy - ~30 seconds.

Step 6

Serve, sprinkled with extra sesame seeds and dollops of chilli crisp if you dare!

Step 7

Note: Water continues to come out of cucumbers so after few hours/next day, you'll have a lot more dressing but not as intense flavoured. So eat/serve with spoon to get plenty of dressing in every bite!