Best Chinese Cucumber Salad Recipes

SMASHED CHINESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Place the cucumbers in a resealable plastic bag. Seal and use the palm of your hand to lightly smash the cucumbers. Take the cucumbers out of the bag and cut into 1-inch chunks. Add to a bowl and season with salt. Toss to coat.
• Combine the soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and chile flakes in a medium bowl. Whisk to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the cucumbers, then toss and garnish with the toasted sesame seeds and cilantro.

CRUNCHY CHINESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Preparation of cucumber:.
• Half washed but unpeeled cucumber lengthwise. Remove the seeds with a spoon and discard. Slice into ca 1/2 cm / 1/5 inch pieces. Put into a bowl.
• Mix hot water and salt and pour it over the cucumber pieces. Leave cucumbers in water for ca 20 minutes.
• Dressing:.
• Heat oil in a medium skillet.
• Add chilli and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients of the dressing until the sesame oil. Cook for 2 minutes.
• Add garlic and sesame. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Put aside.
• Finish Salad:.
• Drain the cucumber pieces (after the 20 minutes in the water) and squeeze them slightly. Mix with the dressing (I do this in the skillet and put salad afterwards into a bowl) and leave the salad for 2 hours to develop its flavour.
• Serve as a starter or as a side dish to a chinese meal.

CHINESE CHICKEN AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Cook chicken in boiling water, cook over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Take out, let cool, and shred (or tear by hand).
• Peel cucumbers into strips, skin and all, and put the strips in a large bowl.
• Put chicken shreds on cucumber, mix the sauce and pour on top.
• Sprinkle scallions on top of salad.

CHINESE CRABMEAT AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Pick over the crabmeat and discard all bits of shell and cartilage. Peel the cucumbers and cut them lengthwise in two. With a small spoon, scrape the seeds out of each half, leaving hollow, boat-like shells. Shred the cucumbers, not too fine, with a cleaver or large, sharp knife. In a small glass or porcelain bowl, combine the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, pepper and sesame-seed oil, and mix well. Add the cucumbers and crabmeat; toss to coat thoroughly with the dressing and chill slightly - no more than an hour - before serving.

CHINESE STYLE SWEET AND SOUR CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• split cuke in half lengthwise, cut into thin crosswise slices sprinkle with salt-leave for about 10 minutes meanwhile, dissolve sugar iin vinegar drain cuke, arrange on serving platter top with ginger pour sugar and vinegar tand the sesame oil over just before serving

CHINESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, oils and pepper flakes. Mix in the cucumbers and red bell pepper. Chill before serving.

FAST CHINESE CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil together until the sugar is blended.
• Add garlic to the mixture and stir a few times.
• Add the mixture to the cucumbers and toss.