How to make cold cucumber salad

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, cucumber is cool in nature and enters the spleen meridian, stomach meridian and large intestine meridian. It has the effects of removing heat, treating sore throat, diuresis and detoxification. Cucumber is not only refreshing and delicious, but also contains protein, multiple vitamins, calcium, iron and other trace elements needed by the human body. In particular, the cucurbitacin C contained in cucumber has anti-tumor effects. There are many ways to eat cucumbers. Among them, knife-smashed cold cucumber is one of the most common appetizers in life.

1. Method 1

Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, 30 grams of light soy sauce, 30 grams of vinegar, 15 grams of sugar, 15 grams of salt, 5 grams of chili oil, 5 grams of pepper oil, and a few cloves of garlic.

step:

1. Wash the cucumber first and place it on the chopping board.

2. Prepare a kitchen knife and hit the cucumber hard from beginning to end. Do this twice and the cucumber will crack.

3. Then cut it into small pieces that are easy to eat. Since it is called smashed cucumber, it must be smashed and not cut. It is easier to mix in the flavor after smashing.

4. Then, pound the garlic. Garlic is indispensable for making cold dishes, otherwise it will not taste like the ones in the restaurant. Put a few cloves of garlic in a garlic mortar and mash them into garlic paste.

5. Then prepare the sauce: 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce (about 30 grams), 2 tablespoons of vinegar (about 30 grams), 1 tablespoon of sugar (about 15 grams), some salt, 1 teaspoon of chili oil (about 5 grams), 1 tablespoon of Sichuan pepper oil (about 5 grams), then add the mashed garlic and mix well. As for the ingredients for cucumber salad, you can actually put anything in it. It’s really casual and don’t be too rigid.

6. Pour the cucumber and juice together, mix well, then put it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes before eating, the taste will be just right.

2. Method 1

Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, half a garlic, 1 small bowl of peanuts (fried), 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 spoon of peppercorns, 3 dried chilies, 1 spoon of light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, 2 teaspoons of white sugar, half a spoon of fermented black beans, and appropriate amount of sesame oil.

step:

1. Soak the cucumber in rice water, rub the dirty parts with salt, rinse the cucumber with running water and put it in a fresh-keeping bag

2. Use a kitchen knife (or coconut hammer) to smash the cucumber, then cut it into sections and put it in a large bowl for later use.

3. Rinse the garlic cloves, smash them with a knife, peel them, chop them slightly and put them into the seasoning bowl.

4. Heat the pan, add a large spoonful of sesame oil, add the peppercorns and dried red peppers that have been stemmed, seeded and cut into circles, stir-fry until fragrant, then remove from the pan, pour the pepper oil into a seasoning bowl, and mix the chopped garlic and pepper oil.

5. Add 1 spoon of light soy sauce, half spoon of soy sauce, half spoon of sesame oil, 1 spoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar to the seasoning bowl, mix the sauce well and pour it on the cucumber, stir evenly and marinate for about 30 minutes (it is better to refrigerate in summer).

6. Before serving, pour in a small bowl of crispy peanuts, mix well and serve on a plate.