Liangban Huanggua - Smashed Cucumber Salad with Garlic
The cucumber is not sliced but smashed with the flat of a knife. The torn surfaces take up the dressing in a way smooth slices never could.
Why this dish is good for you
83 calories per serving - a salad that sits beside spicy, rich dishes and balances them. Cucumber is over 95 per cent water, and the sesame brings calcium: 10 g deliver about 100 mg.
Ingredients
- Cucumber(smashed, not sliced)600 g
- Garlic(finely chopped, raw)12 g
- Rice vinegar30 g
- Sesame oil12 g
- Soy sauce10 g
- Chilli flakes2 g
- Sugar6 g
- Sesame(toasted)10 g
Method
- 1
Lay the cucumbers on a board and hit them with the flat of a large knife or a rolling pin until they split lengthwise.
- 2
Break them into rough, irregular pieces - do not cut them.
- 3
Toss with half a teaspoon of salt and drain in a sieve for 15 minutes. Discard the liquid.
- 4
Whisk garlic, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, chilli flakes and sesame oil into a dressing.
- 5
Toss the cucumber pieces in it and leave for ten minutes.
- 6
Scatter with toasted sesame and serve cold.
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The blow tears the cell walls open unevenly and multiplies the surface area. Dressing lodges in the cracks instead of running off smooth cut faces - same cucumber, same sauce, noticeably more flavour.
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