How to make delicious cold cucumber salad

Cucumber is a very good ingredient that is both a vegetable and a fruit. From a nutritional point of view, cucumbers have many functions and effects. Not only can they enhance human immunity, fight skin aging, and reduce wrinkles, but the bitter substances in cucumbers also have anti-cancer effects. In addition, cucumber is also a good choice for diabetics and people who are trying to lose weight. Come and see how to make the appetizing and delicious knife-smashed cucumber salad.

1. How to make cold cucumber salad

1. Apply a little salt on the surface of the cucumber, rub it clean, then rinse it with boiled water and dry it.

2. Place the washed cucumber flat on the chopping board, smash it with the back of a knife, and then break it into small pieces with your hands.

3. Pour out the excess water from the pickled cucumbers.

4. Sprinkle with sugar, minced garlic, vinegar and light soy sauce.

5. Heat oil in a pan to sauté dried chili powder and a little Sichuan peppercorns, pour over the minced garlic, and mix well when eating.

Tips:

The most important step in making delicious cold cucumber salad is to pickle it with salt. After the excess water in the cucumber is pickled, the taste will be crisper.

2.Try to pick thinner and tenderer cucumbers for making smashed cucumbers. If the cucumber is old or has many seeds, you can remove the cucumber pulp after beating it and then mix it with cold salad.

2. The simplest cucumber salad

Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, 4 cloves of garlic, 2 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken essence, a little vinegar, and appropriate amount of sesame oil.

practice:

1Wash the cucumber and place it on a chopping board. Use a kitchen knife to tap it flat to crack it.

2Cut into small pieces.

3 Chop the garlic.

4 Put the chopped cucumber and garlic into a plate, add salt, sesame oil, chicken essence and a small amount of vinegar and mix well.

PS: Choose tender cucumbers so that the flavor will be stronger. How long does it take to pickle cucumbers for salad dressing? Generally, it can be eaten after being pickled for 5 minutes. Fresh cucumbers can be eaten after being pickled and mixed with cold dishes. If left overnight, the taste will change and be affected.

3. How to eat cucumber to lose weight effectively

Homemade cucumber weight loss menu

First Day

Breakfast: a cucumber + boiled egg + black coffee

Lunch: Tomato + boiled egg

Dinner: a cucumber + a cup of unsweetened yogurt

"the next day"

Breakfast: a cucumber + sugar-free coffee

Lunch: boiled egg + an apple + a cup of unsweetened yogurt

Dinner: a cup of honey water + a cucumber + a cup of sugar-free yogurt

The Third Day

Breakfast: a bowl of oatmeal + a cucumber