Shredded Cucumber Salad In Vinegar The Quick And Easy Guide
When Summer has arrived, it is also the cucumber harvest season. I like to make shredded cucumber salad(also called smashed cucumber salad) for my family. In summer, the cucumbers are naturally mature, crisp, refreshing taste, and fragrant. It is the best time of the year to eat. But the price is the cheapest time in the year, every time I meet fresh cucumber will buy a few catty. Whether make it into a cold or hot dish, those are delicious.
Maybe some of you like to use the salad sauce to make the salad. But in Chinese cucumber salad, we used to make it in the salt style. It is a household cold dish. The main ingredient is cucumber mixed with various spices.
Cucumber belongs to the cool food in traditional Chinese medicine. If we eat it in the hot summer, it can discharge toxins and clear away heat and fire in our bodies. It can also help appetizers and promote digestion. Just follow our easy and quick cucumber salad recipe, you can make the best cucumber dish for your family.
If you like to watch the video recipe, you can enjoy it below.
How To Make Shredded Cucumber Salad
Step 1: Wash And Shred Cucumbers
Firstly, we should wash and cut the cucumbers. We use 500g cucumbers for this food. After cleaning them, we should peel some skin from the cucumbers. But don’t peel all of the skin. The skin also can help us to beautify the food. After that, we cut them into small pieces. Then put them into the food-storage plastic bag. It can stop the cucumbers’ juice from splashing. Then use the knife to shred them. We need to shred all of the cucumbers. Then save them for later.
From the point of view of physics, the surface of smashed cucumber is uneven and frictive can increases the molecular adhesion and is conducive to the adhesion of pickling material and more flavor.
Wash And Shred Cucumbers
Step 2: Marinate Cucumbers
Next, we should marinate cucumbers. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to marinate the cucumbers. It can help the cucumbers to clean the puckery taste. Stir them evenly. Then marinate them for 10 minutes.
Marinate Cucumbers
Step 3: Prepare Ingredients
When marinating cucumbers, we can prepare some ingredients for this food. Firstly, we need to prepare 2 cloves of garlic for this food. Then finely minced and save them for later. Finely minced 2 chili peppers, save them for later. After that, cut 1 bunch of parsley into small pieces and save them for later.
Prepare Ingredients
Step 4: Filter Cucumbers Juice
After 10 minutes, we should filter cucumbers juice. We don’t need to wash the marinated cucumbers. Just filter juice from the cucumbers.
Filter Cucumbers Juice
Step 5: Make Shredded Cucumber Salad
After that, we can make shredded cucumber salad now. Firstly, add garlic and chili peppers into the bowl which fills the cucumbers. Then add 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil, 1/2 tablespoon mature vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon light soy sauce, and parsley into the bowl.
Make Shredded Cucumber Salad
Stir them evenly. Then we got the delicious shredded cucumber salad. If you like the more spicy style, you can add more chili peppers. If you prefer the sour sauce, you can add more vinegar to adjust. You can adjust our recipe by your flour.
Cooking Tips For Cucumber Salad Recipe
1. Choose the lesser, tender, and crisp cucumber, and the taste will be slightly sweet.
2. If you crush a cucumber too much, it will run out of fresh taste. When you smash, you can smash two kinds of cucumber to compare.
3. The proportion of seasoning can be according to their taste.
4. Too much salt will cover the aroma of cucumber. The soy sauce also contains salt. You should add less salt first, then taste it to decide whether add more. Less salt is healthier.
5. The sesame oil will be putty if you put too much. It will cover other flavors. Follow our recipe to add the right amount for yourself.
6. While eating the cold dish, we better eat some hot food together. It can prevent an upset stomach.
FAQ About This Recipe
Which Vinegar For This Salad?
Generally, we always use white vinegar which tastes better than mature vinegar and has a beautiful color. Using mature vinegar will make the cucumber less green and affect the appetite.
Can Eat Cucumber Help Lose Weight?
It depends on how you eat them. If you eat a few cucumbers to fill your stomach half full before the meal is ready to start eating, it can help you to lose weight. Because the capacity of human appetite is always limited, other foods (staples, meat, etc.) will be eaten less. The cucumbers contain very little energy which can reduce the total intake of energy while staple food and meat contain a lot of energy. But please don’t eat it too much, eat carbohydrates in moderation.
How Long Do Cucumbers Last In Fridge?
The cucumbers can be stored for 4-5 days at room temperature without being placed in the refrigerator. If we put it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for last a week. But it will affect the freshness. The most suitable storage temperature for cucumbers is 10-12 °C, and the temperature is lower than 8-10 °C. Putting it in the refrigerator is easy to causes freezing damage to the cucumbers. The cucumbers will become soft if they store long time. The plastic wrap can adjust the oxygen and moisture content around the cucumber, generally around 95%, and can prevent dust, which is exactly the moisture content that the cucumber needs. It can delay the loss of water and become wilted, and the preservation period is greatly improved.
Spicy Shredded Cucumber Salad In Vinegar
Ingredients(affiliate link)
- 500 g cucumbers
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 chili peppers
- 1 bunch of parsley
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon mature vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon light soy sauce
Instructions
- Firstly, we should wash and cut the cucumbers. We use 500g cucumbers for this food. After washed them, we should peel some skin from the cucumbers. But don't peel all of th skin. The skin also can help us to beautify the food. After that , we cut them into small pieces. Then put them into the food storage plastic bag. It can stop the cucumbers' juice from splashing. Then use the knife to shred them. We need to shred all of the cucumbers. Then save them for later.
- Next, we should marinate cucumbers. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to marinate the cucumbers. It can help the cucumbers to clean the puckery taste. Stir them evenly. Then marinate them for 10 minutes.
- When marinating cucumbers, we can prepare some ingredients for this food. Firstly, we need to prepare 2 cloves of garlic for this food. Then finely minced and save them for later. Finely minced 2 chili peppers, save them for later. After that, cut 1 bunch of parsley into small pieces and save them for later.
- After 10 minutes, we should filter cucumbers juice. We don't need to wash the marinated cucumbers. Just filter juice from the cucumbers.
- After that, we can make shredded cucumber salad now. Firstly, add garlic and chili peppers into the bowl which fills the cucumbers. Then add 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil, 1/2 tablespoon mature vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon light soy sauce, parsley into the bowl. Stir them evenly. Then we got the delicious shredded cucumber salad.
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