House recipe
🥒 Smashed cucumber salad
Bashed cucumber dressed with raw garlic, rice vinegar and a quick homemade chilli oil.
Allergens. Contains: Sesame. May contain, depending on the brands you buy: none listed.
This is based on the ingredient list only. Always check the labels of what you buy for “may contain” warnings.
Ingredients
- 2 cucumber
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cloves garlic, finely grated
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- a small handful fresh coriander, roughly chopped
Method
- Lay the cucumbers on a board and press down hard with the flat of a knife or a rolling pin until they split. Tear them into bite-sized chunks.
- Toss the cucumber with the salt and leave in a sieve for 10 minutes, then pour off the liquid.
- Heat the sunflower oil until shimmering and pour it over the chilli flakes in a heatproof bowl. Let it sizzle and cool for a minute.
- Whisk the garlic, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil into the chilli oil.
- Toss the cucumber with the dressing, top with sesame seeds and coriander and serve cold.