Cucumber Salad Recipe + Asian Cucumber Salad

This is a really delicious, light salad.

Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers - halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ cup rice vinegar
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 4 fresh red chile peppers, sliced

Cooking Directions

1. Put the cucumber slices in a colander and sprinkle with salt; set aside to drain for 1 hour.
2. Whisk the vinegar and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved; add the sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and sesame seeds; stir.
3. Rinse salt off the cucumber slices by running under cold water; place in a large bowl with the sliced red chile peppers. Drizzle the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

• calories109.8
• carbohydrateContent15.4 g
• fatContent5.5 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent1.5 g
• saturatedFatContent0.8 g
• sodiumContent780.3 mg
• sugarContent11.5 g