Spicy Cucumber Salad Side Dish

Name: Spicy Cucumber Salad Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 5 Persian cucumbers or 2 English cucumber; 1/2 large carrot, sliced thinly; 1/4 of a white onion; 3 stalks of green onions; 2 cloves minced garlic; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsp Korean pepper powder; 2 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp rice vinegar or 2 tbsp regular vinegar; 1 - 1.5 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp sesame seeds

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Spicy Cucumber Salad side dish. This is an easy recipe and one of my favorite vegetable side dishes. This is how I can get my family to enjoy vegetables, especially raw veggies.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:38:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories206 kcal (10%)

Total Fat6.8 g (10%)

Carbs35.4 g (14%)

Sugars18.6 g (21%)

Protein7.4 g (15%)

Sodium2111.1 mg (106%)

Fiber7.2 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

5Persian cucumbers

or 2 English cucumber

0.5carrot

large, sliced thinly

0.25white onion

3 stalksgreen onions

2cloves garlic

minced

¼ tspsalt

2 TbspKorean pepper powder

2 tspsugar

3 Tbsprice vinegar

tbsp regular

1 Tbspfish sauce

1 Tbspsesame seeds

Instructions

Step 1

Cut cucumbers lengthwise into 1.5 inch pieces. Add salt and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Drain the excess liquid but do not rinse it. Thinly slice the onion and carrots and cut the green onion to 1.5 inch pieces. Add the vegetables to the cucumbers and the seasonings. Mix thoroughly and for best result refrigerate for an hour before serving. Keeps for about 5 days in the fridge.