Spicy cucumber side dish — Maangchi official video
Official creator video of the same cucumber salad mixed just before serving.
Official cooking video · Maangchi · YOUTUBEKorean Spicy Cucumber-Onion Sesame Salad (Oi-muchim)
Four small portions of no-cook cucumber salad mixed just before serving with onion, soy sauce, chili and sesame, following Maangchi.
Ingredients
servings: 4 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Wash cucumber under running water, halve lengthwise and slice thinly on the diagonal.
- 02
Thinly slice 1/4 cup onion and finely chop one green onion and two garlic cloves; add to cucumber in a bowl.
- 03
Add 30 ml soy sauce, 2 tsp chili flakes, 10 ml sesame oil, 2 tsp seeds, and optionally 1 tsp sugar.
- 04
Toss with a spoon for about one minute until evenly coated and any added sugar dissolves. This is not heated.
- 05
Serve immediately in four small side bowls for crispness and promptly chill any portion saved for later.
Before you cook
Contains soy and sesame; packaged soy sauce may also contain wheat/gluten. Wash cucumber and avoid cross-contamination from raw-meat equipment. This is a no-heat dish: serve promptly and refrigerate at 4°C/40°F or colder within two hours.
Allergens: soy (soy sauce), sesame (oil and seeds), commercial soy sauce may contain wheat/gluten; check packaging
Image & source credits
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