Cold Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad

Method

1. 01

   Step 1

   Prepare two cucumbers, wash them clean and set aside.

   

2. 02

   Step 2

   Mix light soy sauce, rice vinegar, rock sugar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl until the rock sugar is completely dissolved.

   

3. 03

   Step 3

   Now you can cut the cucumber. Remove the ends, cut it into four sections, then cut each section into roughly equal strips. Reserve half a strip for plating.

   

4. 04

   Step 4

   Place the cucumber strips in a bowl, pour in the prepared sauce, mix well, and marinate for about ten minutes.

   

5. 05

   Step 5

   While the cucumber is pickling, you can start cutting it into flowers. The cutting method is shown in the picture below: cut a section of cucumber in half, then cut each half into quarters. Then cut it into the shapes shown in the picture to make the flowers.

   

6. 06

   Step 6

   Arrange the mixed cucumber slices (which are the freshly cut flowers) like this. Feel free to be creative with the flower shape!

   

7. 07

   Step 7

   Here's another picture of the finished product.

   

8. 08

   Step 8

   This simple, delicious, and visually appealing sweet and sour cucumber salad is ready! I'm ViVi the cook, follow me if you like my content! I'll be sharing more delicious food and new recipes. Thank you, friends!