Spicy Spiral Cucumber Salad
Spicy Spiral Cucumber Salad is a very refreshing and appetizing side dish, completely 100% plant-based! Cucumbers are cut into beautiful spirals to better absorb the spices, mixed with a perfectly balanced spicy, sour, sweet and savory seasoning. Without animal ingredients, the texture remains crunchy, the taste explodes in the mouth, refreshingly spicy, appetizingly sour and a little sweet to balance it. Perfect for relieving fatigue, balancing out a heavy meal, or enjoying as a delicious healthy snack!
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Time
10 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
easy
🛒 Ingredients
- Two firm fresh cucumbers (as main ingredient)
- One clove of garlic, finely chopped (as the main ingredient)
- One spring onion, finely sliced (as main ingredient)
- One tablespoon of roasted sesame seeds (as the main ingredient)
- 1-2 Tablespoon of coarse chilies/chopped chilies (according to your taste), as a seasoning
- One tablespoon of vegetable soy sauce (as a seasoning)
- One tablespoon of rice vinegar/apple cider vinegar (as a seasoning)
- One teaspoon of coconut sugar/granulated sugar (as a seasoning)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (as a seasoning)
- A little sesame oil (as a seasoning)
👩🍳 Instructions
- 1
Cut the cucumber: cut the cucumber into a spiral (you can use a special tool or cut it in a circle without breaking it), press gently so that it is a little flat and a little of the juice comes out.
- 2
Seasoning: Mix all the seasoning ingredients until the sugar and salt dissolve.
- 3
Mix: add garlic, spring onions and cucumber seasoning, stir well while gently kneading so that the seasoning is absorbed.Mix: add garlic, spring onions and cucumber seasoning, stir well while gently kneading so that the seasoning is absorbed.
- 4
Let it sit: store in the refrigerator (can be around 15 to 30 minutes) so that the flavor is more absorbed and the cucumber becomes crispier.
- 5
Serve: sprinkle with sesame seeds, enjoy fresh cold!