Asian Cucumber Salad

Asian Cucumber Salad

Vegan. 7 small steps, 3 of them done meanwhile, while a timer runs. The main ingredients: cucumbers, soy sauce and garlic clove.

Time
10 min
Difficulty
Easy
per serving
152 kcal
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Ingredients

2 servings
  • Cucumbers2
  • Soy sauce2 tbsp
  • Garlic clove1
  • Oil1 tbsp
  • Lemon½
  • Sugar1 tsp
  • Salt½ tsp
  • Sesame seeds1 tbsp
  • Red pepper flakesto taste

Contains Gluten and Soy

You need

4 parts
  • Cutting board & knife
  • Sieve
  • Large bowl
  • Whisk

Directions

7 steps
  1. Cut the cucumbers

    Wash the cucumbers, trim the ends, halve them lengthwise and cut them on the diagonal into pieces about 1 cm thick.

    • 2 Cucumbers
  2. Salt the cucumbers

    5 min

    Mix the cucumbers with ½ tsp salt in a sieve and let them sit for about 5 minutes. This draws out water and keeps them crunchy.

    • ½ tsp Salt
  3. Chop the garlic

    Meanwhile, while step 2 runs

    Meanwhile, peel the garlic clove and chop it finely.

    • 1 Garlic clove
  4. Juice the lemon

    Meanwhile, while step 2 runs

    Meanwhile, squeeze ½ lemon.

    • ½ Lemon
  5. Mix the dressing

    Meanwhile, while step 2 runs

    Meanwhile, stir the soy sauce, oil, lemon juice, sugar and garlic together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved.

    • 2 tbsp Soy sauce
    • 1 tbsp Oil
    • 1 tsp Sugar
  6. Toss

    Briefly drain the cucumbers, add them to the dressing and mix well until everything is glossy.

  7. Serve

    Arrange the salad in bowls and sprinkle with sesame seeds and red pepper flakes.

    • 1 tbsp Sesame seeds
    • Red pepper flakes

Nutrition

per serving

152 kcal

Protein
4.4 g
Carbohydrates
16 g
Fat
9.2 g

Guide values, calculated from the ingredients.

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