Easy Chinese Cucumber Salad

A crunchy bowl of Chinese Cucumber Salad.

5 from 4 votes

Chinese Cucumber Salad is an easy side dish that takes just 5 minutes to make! Serve alongside stir-fry, noodles, braised-meats or spicy deep fried treats.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Salad

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: Asian Salad, Chinese Cucumber Salad, Chinese Salad, Cucumber Salad, vegan salad, vegetarian salad

Servings:

Calories: 154kcal

Ingredients

3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp canola oil
2 tsp sesame oil
1 small red onion thinly sliced
2 inches fresh ginger peeled and sliced
1 tsp kosher salt
2 garlic cloves peeled and sliced
1.25 lbs cucumbers peeled
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
3 tbsp cilantro chopped

Instructions

To prepare the dressing, whisk together vinegar, sugar, canola and sesame oil in a medium bowl.
Add sliced red onion, mix well and leave aside to marinate for at least an hour.
Place the ginger, garlic and salt in a food processor and blitz.
Use a spatula to scrape the ginger and garlic mixture into the onion dressing marinade. Stir together.
Cut cucumbers lengthwise in half, then cut each half into 1/4 inch thick slices. Add the sliced cucumber to the bowl, followed by sesame and cilantro. Stir well and let rest in the fridge for 15 minutes before serving.

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