Sichuan Cucumber Salad
Description
This salad is spicy, light, refreshing and packed full of flavor. Sliced cucumbers are tossed in a hot and spicy dressing. Serve as cold starter.
Instructions
- Heat a dry skillet over medium heat. Add red chile peppers; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Let cool and transfer to a spice grinder; pulse until coarsely ground.
- Mix ground chile peppers, soy sauce, spring onion, sesame oil, hot chile oil, brown sugar, garlic, black vinegar, and sesame seeds together in a bowl to make dressing.
- Place cucumbers on a serving plate. Pour dressing on top and toss well. Let sit before serving, about 3 minutes.
Ingredients
- 5 dried red chile peppers
- 5 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 spring onion, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons hot chile oil
- 1 teaspoon soft dark brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon Chinese black vinegar
- ½ teaspoon toasted white sesame seeds
- 2 cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch strips