korean cucumber salad

This spicy Korean cucumber salad is tangy, sweet, salty, and crunchy! An easy recipe made with cocktail cucumbers and Korean red pepper flakes for some spice! 

Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)

cocktail cucumbers

Tablespoons rice wine vinegar

sea salt

Korean red pepper powder

sugar

garlic

toasted white sesame seeds

sesame oil

Add the cucumber rounds in a large bowl and add the sea salt and 1 Tablespoon of rice wine vinegar. Mix it together and let it marinate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, add all the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl and set it aside.

After 30 minutes, drain out the excess liquid from the marinated cucumbers and rinse them under water twice. Taste a cucumber to see if it&#039;s too salty and give it another rinse if needed.

Add the dressing to the pickled cucumbers and serve immediately.

This spicy Korean cucumber salad has a refreshing crunch in every bite, coated with a delicious sauce that&#039;s garlicky, savory, and tangy with a touch of sweetness. This quick &amp; easy side dish comes together in a single bowl and makes for the perfect dish to add to your dinner table. 

Easy Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)

(260 grams) medium cucumber (or 3 small cucumbers)

onion

garlic (minced)

soy sauce

tbsp rice vinegar (or white vinegar)

tbsp Gochugaru (or to taste)

tbsp sugar

tbsp sesame oil

sesame seeds

salt (or

Thinly slice the cucumber to about 1/4 inch thickness.

Add the cucumber to a large mixing bowl, followed by the rest of the ingredients.

Toss well with your hands or a pair of tongs until the cucumbers are evenly coated and the sauce is absorbed, for about 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately and enjoy!

This Korean cucumber salad is a quick and easy recipe with both spicy and tangy notes, for a truly delicious culinary journey. Naturally gluten-free and vegan.

Korean Cucumber Salad

Korean, Kirby or Persian cucumbers (thinly sliced)

salt

green onion, white and green parts (thinly sliced)

gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)

brown rice syrup Korean rice syrup

soy sauce (or coconut aminos)

rice vinegar

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In a mixing bowl, combine the sliced cucumber and salt.

Toss to coat, then allow to sit for 10 minutes.

After ten minutes, squeeze the cucumbers with your hands and discard all excess liquid.

Add the garlic, onion, gochugaru, sesame oil, brown rice syrup, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame seeds.

Toss all to coat.

Enjoy!

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Smashed cucumbers are coated in an incredibly delicious sweet-salty-spicy-tangy sauce in this Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad. Refreshing, beyond flavorful, and an impressive yet easy side dish or appetizer for the summer. 

Spicy Korean Cucumber Salad

(680 grams) cucumbers* ((Persian, Japanese, Korean, or English cucumbers))

shallot, (thinly sliced)

scallions, (sliced on a bias)

white sesame seeds, (toasted or roasted**)

gochujang ((Korean red chile paste)***)

gochugaru ((Korean red chile flakes))

sesame oil****

agave nectar or organic cane sugar

garlic cloves, (minced

Smash the cucumbers. Wash and dry the cucumbers and slice off the ends. Slice in half lengthwise. Grab your largest, heaviest knife (if you have a cleaver knife, use it) and smash the cukes by pressing the flat side of a heavy knife against them, using the heel of your palm (right above your wrist) to press down, similar to smashing down on a garlic clove to peel it.NOTE: If using large cucumbers like English cucumbers, it&#39;s hard to smash them whole. First, chop the cucumbers into 2- to 3-inch segments, then smash them.

Salt the cucumbers. Tear the smashed cukes into bite-sized chunks and transfer to a colander fitted over a bowl or in the sink. Sprinkle the cucumbers with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and use your hands to toss until well coated. Place a resealable bag filled with ice and cold water (or a bag of frozen peas) on top of the cucumbers to weigh them down—this forces more water out. Rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, or or up to 4 hours. Discard accumulated water and shake off excess water from the cucumbers.

Meanwhile, thinly slice the shallot. Slice the scallions on a hard bias, separating the dark greens for the garnish.

Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a large bowl, whisk together the gochujang, gochugaru, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and garlic until well combined.

After the cucumbers have rested, squeeze a handful of them until no water is dripping out, like you would a washcloth. Repeat with remaining cucumbers. Alternatively, you can run the cucumbers in a salad spinner afterwards.*****

Assemble. Add the cucumbers, scallion whites/light greens, and shallots to the dressing. Use your hands to massage the dressing into the cukes for about a minute. Before serving, add the sesame seeds and scallion greens and toss gently.

Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)

English cucumber

yellow onion

garlic chives (or green onions),

Korean chili pepper flakes (gochugaru)

1.5 tbsp white vinegar

tbsp toasted sesame oil

tbsp minced garlic

tsp kosher salt,

Cut off the ends of the cucumber. Cut it into 1/4 inch thick slices.

Slice the onion and soak them in cold water for 5 minutes.

Cut the garlic chives (if using) into long strips.

Make the salad dressing: In a small container, stir together the Korean chili pepper flakes, sugar, white vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, and salt.

To a large bowl, add the cucumber, onion, garlic chive, and seasoning sauce. Gently toss together.

Once they're all coated, give it a quick taste. Add a little bit of salt if needed. Serve with a bowl of hot rice and other side dishes. Enjoy~!

This Korean cucumber salad is spicy, slightly sweet, and tangy! It&#39;s a great side dish to any main course- especially soy braised meats.

tbsp gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)

plum vinegar rice

tsp sesame seeds

oz carrot

serrano pepper (finely minced or sliced)

Rinse and cut the cucumbers (and carrots/onion/serrano if using). The shape and thickness do not matter that much- it depends on your preference.

Add salt and toss to coat evenly. Let it sit for 10 minutes if you sliced the cucumbers thinly, or 15 minutes if you sliced them thick. *If using table salt, reduce to 1 tsp.

After 10-15 minutes, there will be a pool of water drawn out from the cucumbers. Pour it out and remove as much water as possible by gently squeezing it out.

Add the seasoning sauce ingredients. *You can reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe if you prefer, but I highly recommend keeping the original amount to make this extra delicious.

Mix until evenly coated and serve immediately or keep in the fridge for up to a week.

TOPS Korean Cumber Salad recipe!! Thank you for making and sharing your recipes. They have helped me learn to make many dishes that remind my fiancé of home 🥹. This is one of our favorites 🥰

Loved making this for me and my husband, thank you!

I’ve shared this recipe with a number of people because it is that good!! The first recipe of Stella’s that I’ve made but definitely not the last ☺️

Thanks,

This is a household favorite recipe at this point! My go to side dish for any meat and rice meal! Thanks for the great recipe :)

Love this recipe! It’s my favorite go-to late night snack, or my packed lunch side! Also made your Korean pancake and my 1 y/o and I loved it but couldn’t find the recipe online.

Thank you so much Stella!! There is no place close by that sells this! I constantly crave it &amp; thanks to you I can now make it whenever. Bringing it to all the Carne Asadas!

My absolute favorite recipe for Oi Muchim!! I need to follow recipes to cook and this one was mine and my husbands favorite after trying a few different ones. I double or triple the recipe bc we eat in within three days 😅

LOVE! Cucumber makes everything taste fresh and delicious. Fun one to make for friends too.

So simple and tasty! Easy crowd pleaser for sure! Thanks Stella!

Honestly the best 오이 무침 recipe I've tried! Puts all others to shame😋

As a Mexican American that was recently introduced to Korean food and fell in love, I’ve been trying to introduce the rest of my family to it and I knew this was the right recipe to follow from the moment that Stella stated (in one of her ig videos) that this recipe is The Best  and “That’s a fact, not an opinion”… she was right.

Super easy and yummy. Thanks for the recipe!!

SUPER easy and delicious recipe!! Followed it to a T and it came out perfect.

One of my favorite banchan. It goes with everything. I like mine a little thicker so it's nice and crunchy. Perfectly balanced!

This is one of the few dishes I would make when having kbbq at home. Extremely quick and easy recipe to follow! I do like to make sure I use Persian cucumbers for this dish. When I have extra time, I would make flowers out of the carrots!  :)  

Thank you,
Vivian

The perfect way to get in some veggies, this Korean Cucumber Salad is easy, fast, and full of flavor. You are 10 minutes away from this delicious Asian inspired side dish.

red pepper flakes (or

cucumber

carrot

Toasted sesame seeds (for serving, optional)

Combine

In a bowl, combine the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar and red pepper flakes. Add the cucumber and carrot and toss to combine.

Serve

Can be served right away, or refrigerated and served later. Before serving, top with toasted sesame seeds.

Tangy spicy Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim) is crunchy, cool, and refreshing. An easy-to-make Korean cucumber side dish that is healthy and delicious. Watch the video!

Crunchy Cucumber Salad (Korean)	

scallions, sliced thin

cilantro

In a colander, toss cucumbers with the 1 teaspoon of salt and set over a plate for 30 minutes. (See notes for skipping this step). 

In a bowl whisk together the soy sauce, vinegar, honey, sesame oil, scallions and Gochogaru flakes.

Lightly rinse the cucumber slices and use a kitchen towel to blot and dry. Add to the dressing in the bowl and mix.

Serve sprinkled with sesame seeds and fresh cilantro.

All the things! Crunchy, sweet, sour...everything all at once. Easy peasy recipe.

Such lovely flavor and incredibly quick and easy to make. A perfect recipe to help put a dent in our cucumber harvest. I used Aleppo pepper because I had it on hand. I’ll definitely try the authentic version when able.

Oh my, so delicious! Thank you for this lovely recipe. It was very hot today, so I ate it for breakfast!

The dressing is perfect.  We loved it so much we added carrots, shredded red cabbage, and broccoli. Delicious!

Incredible and healthy! Ate it all in one sitting.

It's so tasty! It has just the right amount of heat that blends so well with the cooling cucumber slices!

My daughter loves any Asian recipe. She loved this so much that she took it to lunch at school. Her friends were jealous and thought I was the best cook in the world!

We had two cucumbers next time will use alot more, such a delicious way to eat cucumber seeds in we ate it all thank you

This is so easy and delicious!  I was looking for a cucumber kim chee recipe since cucumbers were on sale.  I choose this recipe instead and am glad I did, it’s fantastic! I used Trader Joe’s Gochujang paste and since I like things spicy I added 1 T. I’ll be making this all summer!

Absolutely delicious!
Light, refreshing, satisfying crunch.
Love eating this in the summer!

I make this often, as both my husband and I love it, especially when we have cucumbers fresh from the garden. I could only find the Gochugaru flakes in an 8 ounce pouch on Amazon, so in order to keep it fresh, I used my Food Sealer and made little pouches. I placed 2 Tablespoons in each pouch, sealed them up, and now keep in the freezer for easy access whenever I want a spicy Korean dish!

AWSOME!  This is the recipe I use when I don't have Kimchi (from Hmart) around. Everyone loves it, tho, I do put in one super finely minced garlic. However, still delish without -- I know, I tried it before I added garlic! Excellent with Bulgogi lettuce wraps.

Delicious salad 
Will remember this next year when I have lots of cucumbers

Maybe one of the nicest and most delish cucumber salad I have in my repertoire! Even hubs loved it and he is not into cucumber salad at all! Finished it up to the last round ;-)

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tbsp kosher salt

tbsp light soy sauce

tbsp gochugaru

tbsp sesame seeds

white onion (thinly sliced)

scallions (chopped)

garlic (grated)

Slice ends off of your cucumber then thinly slice them into 2-3 mm disks (I recommend carefully using a mandolin for even cuts).

Add the cucumbers to a bowl, then mix together with salt and let them rest for 10 minutes. Drain out the excess water and taste for seasoning. If too salty for your tastes, rinse and pat them dry with a paper towel before continuing to step 3.

In the same bowl with the drained and dried cucumbers, combine with soy sauce, gochugaru, sugar, sesame seeds, onion, scallion, grated garlic, and sesame oil. Mix the cucumbers and seasonings until well combined and the cucumbers turn a deep red color.

Marinate the cucumbers for 10 minutes in the dressing before serving and enjoy!

I've always wanted to know how to make a cucumber salad like this to go alongside my meals and this is the perfect recipe, easy to follow and absolutely delicious!

Ig: abril_zara

Was getting tired of the typical rice vinegar cucumber salad so I stepped up my game with this recipe. Tastes great and easy to throw together. 

IG: ian_brill

Best side dish to complement one-pot meals

So simple and easy to make! @allisonhamada

I can have this salad every day. Perfect and simple.

These were so tasty and easy to make. The salting step is key!

Incredibly quick and easy, and so very yummy! Make this. You won't be didactic

This recipe is everything to me!! I’ll burn through 8-9 cucumbers in a week. It’s comes together quickly using basic pantry items. It’s spicy, it’s crunchy, it’s everything you want to be in life

I love this dish, I have made it at least 4 times the last 2 weeks
.so delicious with any meal.

I’ve lost count of the number of times I have made this. So easy and so tasty. Thanks CJ

** I mean I have tried this and the Chinese cucumber salad! Also, I have substituted gochujang sauce instead of the flakes, and it still turns out very good.

Have tried this recipe along with the Korean Cucumber Salad, and it’s difficult to decide among the two — both excellent choices for any side dish!

Favorite recipe! I have used this often and colder this fool proof! Thank goodness! Delicious and simple!

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