I&#039;m going to share a super simple recipe with you today that&#039;s one of my all time favorites. It&#039;s a spicy Korean cucumber salad side dish called oi-muchim. If you have a nice seedless English cucumber, you can make this delicious banchan in just a few minutes. During my round the world Gapshida...

Spicy cucumber salad side dish

English cucumber (or 2 to 3 kirby cucumbers), washed

onion

green onion, chopped

garlic cloves,

soy sauce

Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru)

sesame oil

sesame seeds

sugar (optional)

I made this side dish today and it&rsquo;s so delicious. Love that it&rsquo;s so easy to make too&#x2764;&#xfe0f;

Comment by Sakshi on April 6, 2022

Maangchi, thank you for the delicious recipe! I was stationed in Korea in 1994-1995 (Sanju-ri). One of the things I&hellip;

Comment by jkhuskey on March 24, 2022

Maangchi, thank you for the delicious recipe! I was stationed in Korea in 1994-1995 (Sanju-ri). One of the things I cherish most from my time living there, aside from the people and culture, is the delicious food!! I sometimes share this experience with my family by finding recipes and making the dishes I enjoyed the most. We have several Korean restaurants in the area, all of which are fantastic but sometimes it is fun to make these wonderful dishes at home. Tonight, I made Galbi, Oi Muchim (your recipe) and rice. This was my first time making Galbi. It turned out really great but was made much better with the side dish made with your recipe! My son (15) loved all of it. Thank you, again!

Reply by Maangchi on September 8, 2021

Annyeonghaseyo Maangchi Kamsahamida for the recipe. Yummy delicious bachan.. 오이무침.

Comment by AdelineYap on August 24, 2021

Reply by Maangchi on June 17, 2020

I made it today and it&lsquo;s the perfect summer dish when served cold right from the fridge

Comment by simone on June 15, 2020

The kimchi looks so juicy and the oimuchim (seasoned cucumber salad) looks very refreshing. It&#039;s such a great lunch!

Reply by Maangchi on March 16, 2020

I made this for dinner and lunchboxes soooo easy!

Comment by Sauerkraut on March 11, 2020

This is a wonderful side dish. I will be making this for the rest of my life.

Comment by RayRaysBbq on March 2, 2020

Reply by MaangchiLove on June 12, 2020

I loved this just as you made it, but I had leftover Daikon Radish from making Kimchi. I sliced it&hellip;

Comment by TeddyNJ on February 8, 2020

I loved this just as you made it, but I had leftover Daikon Radish from making Kimchi. I sliced it fine and made small cubes, and added some Gochujang to kick it up a little more. Was fantastic.

Just made it. It&#039;s so good! Thank you very much! Love all of your videos.

Comment by JNOK on February 4, 2020

Comment by kamodd on September 4, 2018

This is my new favorite way to use cucumbers!

Comment by Jdog77 on July 15, 2018

I will be trying this out soon. Looks delish and is very healthy. Am following Maangchi and I&#039;m here in&hellip;

Comment by Kitty143 on June 6, 2018

I will be trying this out soon. Looks delish and is very healthy. Am following Maangchi and I&#039;m here in Canada.

Been craving for this since I came back from Korea! Gladly I have been following you even before I went&hellip;

Comment by Zipice on March 21, 2018

Been craving for this since I came back from Korea! Gladly I have been following you even before I went to Korea so I remembered you have lots of recipes. I tried this one and it was amazing! It was easy to follow. Perfect for the hot weather in the Philippines! Mine doesn&#039;t look like yours but I will try again next time to make it look better hahaha

I found this recipe today and decided to make it for dinner. IT WAS AMAZING! My sister and I fought&hellip;

Comment by Evil Twin on June 16, 2017

I found this recipe today and decided to make it for dinner. IT WAS AMAZING! My sister and I fought over the last bite. I plan on making this for Father&#039;s Day lunch this weekend. Thank you for another awesome recipe!!

Reply by Maangchi on March 22, 2018

Dear Maangchi I like this recipe so much and very easy to make. I made a big portion and kept&hellip;

Comment by LConnie on May 13, 2017

Dear Maangchi I like this recipe so much and very easy to make. I made a big portion and kept inside the fridge for a week but the cucumber still very crunchy. Yummy! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for these recipes. I have lived in Korea since 2010, but it wasn&#039;t until I started&hellip;

Comment by Endless.Revisions on May 5, 2017

Thank you so much for these recipes. I have lived in Korea since 2010, but it wasn&#039;t until I started dating my husband, I knew that I would have to learn how to cook Korean food. We&#039;ve only been married a couple of months, but these recipes are easy to follow, and so far I haven&#039;t had any kitchen accidents.

Cut the cucumber lengthwise in half and cut diagonally into thin slices.

Put the cucumber into a large bowl. Add the onion, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, and sugar.

Mix it well with a spoon until the sugar is well dissolved.

Serve as a side dish for rice, noodles, or BBQ.

I&#039;m going to share a super simple recipe with you today that&#039;s one of my all time favorites. It&#039;s a spicy Korean cucumber salad side dish called oi-muchim. If you have a nice seedless English cucumber, you can make this delicious banchan in just a few minutes. During my round the world Gapshida trip to meet my readers in 2011, I made this dish almost everywhere I went. Everybody loved it. Who wouldn&#039;t like cold, fresh, crispy, seasoned cucumber? Each bite is succulent and wonderful! Oi means &quot;cucumber&quot; in English, and muchim means &quot;mixed&quot; or &quot;seasoned,&quot; so many people simply call this dish &quot;seasoned cucumber&quot;. Many Koreans have their own version of it, so you&#039;ll find many variations from family to family. This one is mine, and I&#039;ve been using it for a long time. It&#039;s also one of the dishes in my cookbook. A major tip for this recipe is to make it and mix it just before serving, which will keep it crisp and fresh and prevent it from getting watery. It&#039;s perfectly for a summertime BBQ - refreshing and just spicy enough to give you a little kick! Enjoy the recipe! Let me know if you make it! Ingredients (Serves 4) 1 English cucumber (or 2 to 3 kirby cucumbers), washed. &frac14; cup thinly sliced onion. 1 green onion, chopped. 2 garlic cloves, minced. 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru) 2 teaspoons sesame oil 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds 1 teaspoon sugar (optional) Directions. Cut the cucumber lengthwise in half and cut diagonally into thin slices. Put the cucumber into a large bowl. Add the onion, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, hot pepper flakes, toasted sesame oil, sesame seeds, and sugar. Mix it well with a spoon until the sugar is well dissolved. Serve as a side dish for rice, noodles, or BBQ. &nbsp;

spicy cucumber salad side dish

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