Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

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Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad, a flavorful side dish for any inspired Asian dishes.  Crisp sliced cucumbers tossed in a spicy and sweet dressing.

This is an easy and quick Asian Cucumber Salad, that I found to be very refreshing with these lingering high temperatures here in East Texas.

It is sweet, sour, hot and salty--all of the components of the fours tastes of an umami explosion!


Asian Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
3/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon lite soy sauce (gf if need be)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
2 fresh chili peppers, sliced (optional)

Directions:
In a large bowl, stir together rice vinegar, water, sugar, soy sauce, salt, and sesame oil.

Add cucumbers, tossing to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.

Add sesame seeds and peppers, and toss; serve immediately.

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Salad, Asian, Spicy
Side Dish
Yield: 6-8
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Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

A flavorful side dish for any inspired Asian dishes. Crisp sliced cucumbers tossed in a spicy and sweet dressing.
prep time: 15 Mcook time: total time: 15 M

ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lite soy sauce (gf if need be)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 large cucumbers, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 fresh chili peppers, sliced (optional)

instructions:

How to cook Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

  1. In a large bowl, stir together rice vinegar, water, sugar, soy sauce, salt, and sesame oil.
  2. Add cucumbers, tossing to coat. Cover and chill 1 hour.
  3. Add sesame seeds and peppers, and toss; serve immediately.
Calories
56.59
Fat (grams)
2.22
Sat. Fat (grams)
0.33
Carbs (grams)
7.63
Fiber (grams)
1.09
Net carbs
6.54
Sugar (grams)
4.46
Protein (grams)
1.55
Sodium (milligrams)
502.99
Cholesterol (grams)
0.00
Kay Little
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