Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad

Name: Spicy Asian Cucumber Salad
Total time: 1 h 14 min
Ingredients: 4 cucumbers (~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1); 3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 1 eschalot/French onion , halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2); 1 cup green onion , green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems); 2 tbsp+ chilli crisp (crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3); 2 tsp white seame seeds , toasted (save some for topping); 1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar (sub any clear vinegar); 2 tsp soy sauce , all-purpose or light (Note 4); 2 tsp sesame oil , toasted (ie brown, not yellow)

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Servings: 4

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4 cucumbers (~20cm/8", scale up/down for shorter/longer, Note 1)3/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt1 eschalot/French onion, halved then very thinly sliced (US: shallot) (Note 2)1 cup green onion, green part only finely sliced (1 large, 2 small stems)2 tbsp+ chilli crisp (crispy chilli oil) - Laoganma is my fave (Note 3)2 tsp white seame seeds, toasted (save some for topping)1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar (sub any clear vinegar)2 tsp soy sauce, all-purpose or light (Note 4)2 tsp sesame oil, toasted (ie brown, not yellow)

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Instructions

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Step 1

Smash - Hit cucumbers with a meat mallet, rolling pin or similar to make the sides burst open. Cut in half lengthwise then into 2.5cm/1" pieces.

Step 2

Salt 30 min - Place in a bowl, toss with salt. Set aside for 30 minutes to draw out water (Note 5). Drain/strain and discard salty water, leave cucumbers in same bowl.

Step 3

Whisk Dressing in a bowl.

Step 4

CHECK spiciness of your chilli crisp - they vary by brand. If using Laoganma, stick with recipe, else adjust to taste.

Step 5

Toss - Put green onion, eschalots, sesame seeds, dressing and chilli crisp in with the cucumbers. Toss until eschalots go floppy - ~30 seconds.

Step 6

Serve, sprinkled with extra sesame seeds and dollops of chilli crisp if you dare!

Step 7

Note: Water continues to come out of cucumbers so after few hours/next day, you'll have a lot more dressing but not as intense flavoured. So eat/serve with spoon to get plenty of dressing in every bite!