Salads

Din Tai Fung Cucumber Salad

Name: Din Tai Fung Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 8 Persian cucumbers (sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces); 1½ Tablespoons kosher salt; 3 Tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 Tablespoons sugar; 1 ½ Tablespoons Mirin; 1 ½ Tablespoons sesame oil; 3 cloves garlic (grated or minced); ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 Tablespoon chili oil (or more, to taste); ½ Tablespoon sesame oil; 1 fresno chile pepper (minced (optional)

4 servings

servings

10 minutes

active time

4 hours 40 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

8 Persian cucumbers (sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces)

1½ Tablespoons kosher salt

3 Tablespoons rice vinegar

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 ½ Tablespoons Mirin

1 ½ Tablespoons sesame oil

3 cloves garlic (grated or minced)

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 Tablespoon chili oil (or more, to taste)

½ Tablespoon sesame oil

1 fresno chile pepper (minced (optional)

Directions

Add sliced cucumber to a small bowl. Sprinkle with 1 ½ TBSP kosher salt and toss to combine. Let sit for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

After 30 minutes, rinse off the salt mixture and pat the cucumbers dry.

Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a small bowl whisk together the rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, sesame oil, garlic and salt. Mix well and set aside.

Toss the rinsed and dried cucumbers with the dressing and let marinate for a minimum of 4 hours, up to 2 days.

To serve: Taste for seasoning, and add additional salt if needed. Drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with fresno chile and serve chilled.

Nutrition

Serving Size

Calories

132 kcal

Total Fat

9 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Unsaturated Fat

7 g

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

Sodium

2959 mg

Total Carbohydrate

13 g

Dietary Fiber

1 g

Total Sugars

9 g

Protein

1 g