Description
Cool cucumber ribbons dance with tangy sesame dressing in this quick Asian-inspired side dish. Crisp vegetables and zesty flavors promise a refreshing companion to grilled meats or rice dishes that bring excitement to your summer table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cucumbers, halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
Dressing Ingredients:
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Seasoning and Garnish Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Craft a vibrant dressing by whisking rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, minced garlic, ginger, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes in a spacious mixing vessel until ingredients harmonize into a glossy, aromatic liquid.
- Slice cucumbers into thin, translucent crescents and dice red onion into delicate fragments, releasing their crisp, sharp essence.
- Gently cascade the cucumber and onion pieces into the prepared dressing, tenderly folding the vegetables to ensure each morsel becomes thoroughly saturated with the tangy, complex marinade.
- Allow the salad to rest and develop depth by nestling the bowl in the refrigerator for approximately two hours, permitting the ingredients to intermingle and intensify their collective flavor profile.
- Before serving, give the salad a final, gentle toss to redistribute the dressing and revive the vegetables’ vibrant texture, ensuring every portion delivers a perfect balance of zesty, cool, and refreshing notes.
Notes
- Quick chill transforms ordinary ingredients into a flavor-packed sensation.
- Marinating unlocks deep, zesty notes that dance across your palate with refreshing cucumber and punchy onion undertones.
- Sesame seeds and red pepper flakes create unexpected bursts of texture and heat, elevating this simple side dish from basic to extraordinary.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 70
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg