How to make the best cucumber salad

Almost everyone has eaten cucumbers. Cucumbers are common vegetables and can be found on every dining table. Some people even set aside a piece of land in their garden specifically for growing cucumbers. Cucumber seeds are cheap and will grow vines after being planted, so after a certain period of time you need to put a support next to the seedlings for the vines to climb up. Cucumbers are easy to eat, and those who like to eat them raw can even just pick the ripe cucumbers, wash them and eat them. Cucumbers can be eaten raw or made into cold salad. There are many types of cold salads. What is the best way to make them?

Cold cucumber salad is a refreshing home-cooked cold dish with cucumber as the main ingredient. It has a crispy and refreshing taste, is easy to prepare, has beauty-enhancing effects, and is rich in nutritional value.

Method 1

【Ingredients】

Cucumber, peanuts, sesame oil, chopped pepper, vinegar, soy sauce, salt, sugar

【Production process】

1. Prepare the materials.

2. Heat the pan, add sesame oil, and fry the peanuts until they are cooked.

3. Peel the cucumber, or peel it or not according to personal preference.

4. Use a knife to smash the cucumber and cut it into small and large pieces according to your personal preference.

5. Put it in a bowl, add the prepared ingredients salt, soy sauce, sugar and vinegar and marinate for about 20 minutes

6. After marinating, pour in peanuts, add two drops of sesame oil, and finally sprinkle with chopped peppers.

Tips:

Remember to use hemp oil, which has certain auxiliary effects on regulating constipation, lowering the three highs, and anti-aging.

Method 2

【Ingredients】

Two cucumbers, two cloves of garlic, two dried chili skins, and seasonings include sesame oil, vinegar (preferably white vinegar, which will have a lighter color), salt, MSG, and sugar.

【Production process】

1. Wash the cucumber, cut into pieces, cut some dried chilies into two sections, and add some garlic cloves.

2. Put cucumber cubes, chopped green onions, minced garlic, salt and MSG into the kimchi box and marinate for 10 minutes.

3. Pour out the water, then use a small amount of peanut oil to stir-fry some minced garlic until fragrant, pour in appropriate amount of vinegar, and finally pour the chili oil on the pickled cucumber pieces.

4. Wait until the chili oil cools down before adding it for a better taste!

Method 3

1. Wash the cucumber, peel it with a planer, cut it into small pieces, put it in a bowl, add garlic slices and chopped chili strips, and marinate with salt for about 20 minutes.

2. When the cucumber becomes soft, drain the pickling water, add appropriate amount of sesame oil, sugar, vinegar and MSG, and mix well.

(You can also add sauce, shrimp, etc. to make it taste better. It is better to choose a tender cucumber.)

Method 4

Wash the cucumber, cut it into 1 cm pieces with a knife, marinate it with salt for two to three minutes, skim off the moisture, add sesame paste, light soy sauce, mashed garlic, rice vinegar, and mix well.

Method 5

Wash and smash the cucumber, mash the garlic with salt, add vinegar, sesame oil, sesame juice and a little sugar, pour it on the smashed cucumber and mix well.

Tips: Adding a little sugar to cold dishes will make them taste better than adding MSG.

Method 6

Pour a small amount of oil into the pot, and when it is 70% hot, add chili powder and minced garlic; then immediately add appropriate amounts of salt, sugar, and white vinegar; stir-fry for a few times until the seasonings are dissolved, then add a small amount of MSG (liquid MSG is better). Because it is a cold dish, it is best to wait until the seasonings in the pot have cooled down, then pour it on the cut cucumbers, and then drip on sesame oil. Just mix well.

Method 7

1. Wash the cucumber, cut it into pieces, then put it in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt on it and marinate for fifteen minutes.

2. Then rinse the pickled cucumbers twice with clean water to remove the saltiness.

3. Then pour the other ingredients into the bowl one by one, add the rinsed cucumber pieces, stir evenly and it is ready to eat.

Method 8

Ingredients preparation

Appropriate amount of oil, salt, white vinegar, dried chili, peppercorns, and sugar.

practice

1. Prepare a cucumber and appropriate ingredients.

2. Cut off the head and tail of the cucumber, and rub the cut end on the cut. This will produce some milky substance and reduce the astringency.

3. Place two chopsticks between the cucumber and the chopping board, cut the cucumber 1 millimeter at a time, and cut it off after the fifth cut.

4. Add appropriate amount of salt and sprinkle it on the surface of the cucumber and marinate for half an hour.

5. Squeeze out the water from the pickled cucumbers.

6. Squeeze out the water from the cucumber and place on a plate for later use.

7. Heat the pan, add Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies, sauté until fragrant, add water, bring white vinegar to a boil, add sugar and cook until dissolved to make the sauce.

8. Let the cooked sauce cool down and pour it over the cucumber.

Method 9

Main ingredients: cucumber, carrot, fungus

Accessories: pepper, aniseed, onion, minced garlic, sugar, salt, chicken essence, vinegar

1.

Soak the fungus in warm water for more than ten minutes, wash it clean and tear it into small pieces;

2.

Cut cucumber and carrot into diamond-shaped slices;

3.

After the water in the pot boils, add a few drops of oil, blanch the carrots and fungus, remove and cool;

4.

Put a little oil in the pan, add peppercorns, aniseed, and scallions and fry until fragrant, then let cool;

5.

Add the fungus, cucumber and carrot into minced garlic, sugar, salt, chicken essence, vinegar and fried oil and mix well.

Nutritional value:

1.

Anti-tumor: Cucurbitacin C contained in cucumbers can enhance the body's immune function and achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, this substance can also treat chronic hepatitis.

2.

Anti-aging: Old cucumbers are rich in vitamin E, which can help prolong life and resist aging; the cucumber enzyme in cucumbers has strong biological activity and can effectively promote the body's metabolism. Applying cucumber juice to the skin can moisturize the skin and smooth out wrinkles.

3.

Prevent alcohol poisoning: The alanine, arginine and glutamine contained in cucumbers have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on liver patients, especially those with alcoholic cirrhosis, and can prevent alcohol poisoning.

4.

Lowering blood sugar: The glucosides and fructose contained in cucumbers do not participate in the normal sugar metabolism. Therefore, for diabetics, cucumbers can replace starchy foods to satisfy hunger, and their blood sugar will not increase, and may even decrease.

5.

Lose weight and strengthen the body: The succinic acid contained in cucumbers can inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat. In addition, the cellulose in cucumbers plays a certain role in promoting the elimination of corrupt substances in the human intestines and lowering cholesterol, which can strengthen the body.

6.

Nourishes the brain and calms the nerves: Cucumbers are rich in B vitamins, which are beneficial to improving the functions of the brain and nervous system, can calm the nerves and assist in the treatment of insomnia.

Serving Guide:

effect

Cucumber is sweet, cool, bitter, non-toxic, and enters the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians; it can clear away heat and promote diuresis;

Indications

Eliminate heat, promote diuresis and detoxify. Treats thirst, sore throat, conjunctivitis, and burns from hot water or fire.

Target Group

It is edible for general population.

It is suitable for people with fever, obesity, high blood pressure, high blood fat, edema, cancer, and alcoholics. It is also one of the first choices for diabetics.

Food taboos

People with weak spleen and stomach, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and cold lung and cough should eat less cucumber, because cucumber is cold in nature, and patients with cold stomach may easily suffer from abdominal pain and diarrhea after eating it.