Din Tai Fung Style Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

• 1 lb persian/english cucumber
• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp sugar
• minced garlic
• 1/2 tbsp chilli oil
• 1/2 sesame oil

Directions

1. Slice cucumber into 1/2 in thick rounds
2. Place cucumber in a large bowl, then evenly sprinkle/mix the salt over the cucumbers to draw out moisture, leave for 30 minutes.
3. Mix together all other ingredients in a separate bowl to make the marinade sauce
4. Once cucumbers have sat for long enough, thoroughly rinse the salt off with water, then pat as dry as possible with paper towel.
5. Add cucumbers to marinade bowl and let sit for at least 10 minutes

Contributor(s)

• Gigahawk