Description
Quick and easy Japanese Smashed Cucumber Salad (Tataki Kyuri) is a light and refreshing side dish, perfect for summer! Smashing the cucumbers helps the dressing get into those cracks and adds flavour to the cucumbers much more effectively.
Ingredients
- 4 Persian Cucumbers or 2 Japanese Cucumbers (250g)
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar (7g)
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds (5 g)
- 1 garlic clove, minced (4 g)
- 1 small knob of ginger, grated (8 g)
- 1/2 tsp dashi granules (2.5g)
- 2-3 shakes of togarashi
- 2 tbsp scallions, sliced (10g)
Instructions
- Into a mixing bowl, add in the soy sauce, sesame oil, maple syrup, sesame seeds, garlic, ginger, dashi and togarashi and stir until combined.
- Wash cucumber and dry. Chop ends off. Crush the cucumbers using the back of the knife or rolling pin. The cucumbers should slice into 4 strips. Slice cucumbers into bite sized pieces.
- Add cucumbers to the bowl with the sauce, toss until all the cucumbers are coated and then garnish with scallions. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
- Nutritional Information Disclaimer: Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated on an online tool (Cronometer).
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: No cook
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 81
- Sugar: 2.6 g
- Sodium: 442 mg
- Fat: 5.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 6.7 g
- Fiber: 1.7 g
- Protein: 1.9 g
- Cholesterol: 0