Spicy Cucumber Salad

A simple and refreshing salad for the hot summer months! This recipe has a kick from chili oil and bold flavors from soy sauce, garlic & gochugaru. All you need to do is chop and toss so this will be ready in 10 minutes!

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Spicy Cucumber Salad

A simple and refreshing salad for the hot summer months! This recipe has a kick from chili oil and bold flavors from soy sauce, garlic & gochugaru. All you need to do is chop and toss so this will be ready in 10 minutes!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Asian

Keyword appetizer, cold salad, cucumbers

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Author Winnie Kison

Ingredients

• 4 persian cucumbers cut into 2" pieces
• 1 tablespoon chili oil
• 2 tablespoons Chinese black vinegar
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes)
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish

Instructions

• Wash and cut all cucumbers into 1” long slices. I quartered each cucumber.
• Add cucumber slices into a medium bowl. Add in chili oil, black vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, garlic, gochugaru, salt, sugar and sesame seeds.
• Top with fresh cilantro and serve cold!