China

Pai Huang Gua

Name: Pai Huang Gua
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 2 Cucumbers; 3 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Rice vinegar; 1 tbsp each Soy sauce & sesame oil; some of each Sugar & salt; to taste Chili oil

Smashed cucumber salad with garlic

Pai huang gua is a Chinese appetiser salad of cucumbers that are smashed with a knife.

Smashing gives the rough broken surfaces a better grip on the dressing of garlic, vinegar and sesame oil.

Servings4

Time15 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Cucumbers2
Garlic3 cloves
Rice vinegar2 tbsp
Soy sauce & sesame oil1 tbsp each
Sugar & saltsome of each
Chili oilto taste

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Smash the cucumbers with the flat of a knife.
Break into bite-sized pieces and salt.
Let drain briefly.
Mix with garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and sesame oil.
Serve drizzled with chili oil.

Make it original

Rice vinegar and sesame oil are in the Asia Boutique.

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