Soy sauce cucumber salad
Growing up, my mom almost always had some sort of salad as one of her dishes for our dinner. One of the most popular ones with my family and with my friends is her soy sauce cucumber salad. The salad is easy to make, and tastes great especially in the summer.
Ingredients
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2 large cucumbers
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3 tablespoons of soy sauce
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1 teaspoon of sugar
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1 teaspoon of vinegar
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1 teaspoonn of sesame oil
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2 teaspoons of salt
Directions
1. Wash and peel cucumbers. Chop cucumbers into small cubes. I usually divide the cucmbers in half (lengthwise) and then divide each half into another four sections before I begin chopping them into smaller cubes. My cubes measure about 1/2 inch x 1/2 inch.
2. Put chopped cucumbers into large bowl. Scatter salt evenly around top of cucumbers and set aside for about 20 minutes.
3. Water should accumulate in the bowl. Drain out water.
4. Add in all other ingredients and mix thoroughly. You can adjust the measurements to fit your tastes. Serve chilled.
Lately my mom has been substituting large cucumbers with the smaller, korean ones which tend to be crunchier.
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Carol — August 3, 2009 @ 10:12 am
I don’t think I’ve ever had soy sauce cucumber before. My mom always made vinegar cucumbers. That or homemade kimchee as a side. Funny how I never really liked either until I was much older. I think I’ll try your recipe the next time I have extra cucumbers. These would be especially good during the hot weather!
Kirbie — August 5, 2009 @ 1:56 pm
I’ve had the vinegar sugar cucumber salad before. I like it as well. Depends on whether I’m craving salty or sweet/sour.
Serious Eats challenge | Kirbie Cravings — October 14, 2010 @ 1:22 pm
[...] I made a soy sauce cucumber salad, which I forgot to snap a picture of. Here is a picture I snapped last time I made it. The recipe can be found here. [...]
Eat. Travel. Eat! — February 16, 2011 @ 6:22 pm
Kirbie, looks like you’ve got a spammer? I’ve never heard of soy sauce cucumber salad before too. I’ve had cucumbers with ponzu, darker vinegars, and light vinegars with sugar but not soy sauce. It kind of looks like the chinese pickles you see in jars at the supermarket, I bet this probably tastes better!
Kirbie replied: — February 17th, 2011 @ 9:25 am
Oops, must have slipped by me. I’m surprised you haven’t heard of soy sauce cucumber salad. i thought it was a pretty common chinese food item.