Korean cucumber salad - so good!

Korean Cucumber Salad is a refreshing and delicious side dish to serve alongside barbecued meat and white rice. It only takes a few minutes to prepare, and you can also just eat it as a snack!

Sometimes people like to salt the cucumbers first to release and discard the excess liquid, but I find that it’s not necessary if you plan on eating them right away! And I feel like this Korean cucumber salad recipe is best eaten right after it’s prepared.

Feel free to play around with the ratio of ingredients. Some people prefer it tangier or spicier. I like to be able to taste the toasted sesame oil, so I prefer to make that the main ingredient.

TYPE OF CUCUMBER: Persian cucumbers are my favorite to use for this because they have thin skin, no seeds, and they’re nice and crunchy! They also don’t release as much liquid as other kinds. If you can’t find Persian cucumbers, you can use English cucumbers and core out the seeds.

Important note about salt: The dish will get saltier the longer the cumbers sit, so if you plan on letting them sit overnight, reduce the amount of soy sauce/salt. I like to eat them immediately after making them.

[kaikrismunando]

made this and i’m definitely eating this for the rest of my life

[chxrlies.angels]

cucumbers are already good on their own idk how people can't life it. it's the watermelon of the "vegetable" world. they're always so refreshing to eat.

[pourshagilmore]

I just made it and it is absolutely amazing

[Sakura_Ashikaga]

We Chinese people make it similarly! Except without the gochugaru.
We use the salt, vinegar, sometimes sriracha sauce or chili oil, and a tiny bit of sugar to balance the taste then mix.
I’m glad Asian cultures are alike in some sort of way.

[alexischavez]

In mexico we just add Salt and lemon to the cucumbers

[coolhandpaulnewman]

I like to add fish sauce too, and go easy on real sesame oil (the good stuff is strong). Also, allowing this to sit in the fridge for a day, really allows the flavors to meld and you won't have harsh tones of one dominating the other.

[Beckala]

6 Persian cucumbers, 1/2″ slices (sub 1-2 English cucumbers, seeds removed)
2 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sea salt (start with 1/2 tsp and adjust from there)
1 teaspoon gochugaru Korean red pepper flakes (sub 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes)
1 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
Toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and then add cucumbers. Give it a good mix and serve immediately

[mel_]

It’s similar to what I eat in the summer I’m Mexican so in the summer my mom cuts cucumbers and adds Chamoy and Tahin and it’s so good😊😊😊

[yasminechoerryscherry]

I like how traditional Korean food is so delicious and healthy at the same time

[ren]

I use to feel like eating healthy meant eating bland and boring foods. I’ve definitely learned how wrong I was about that! There are so many wonderfully delicious dishes that are healthy and packed with flavor and fun :)

[timmegowdam]

She not only prepared a wonderful dish, she also summoned a whole fandom 💜

[yushi]

I’m Chinese and we have a very similar dish to this! The Chinese version is also spicy, but instead of gochugaru we use chilli oil. And we also use a lot less sugar. The rest is pretty much the same, but some people may also add coriander for some extra flavour. Most importantly, instead of cutting the cucumber into cubes, we usually “smack” it apart. This helps the cucumber to absorb the flavour more. That’s why we call this dish “手拍青瓜 (Smacked Cucumber)”.

[pinkmonkeybird]

Made these tonight, finally, after holding on to the recipe for far too long. Thanks! It is really delicious and goes with almost any main dish nicely. I was afraid it would be too much sesame oil or gochugaru but it’s not too spicy or oily.

[kiwifruitkl]

In Chinese, it’s called 蓑衣黄瓜🥒
Obviously the Chinese version doesn’t typically have gochugaru. That’s more of a Korean thing as Koreans like to blend spicy 🌶️ and sweet together.

[no-pnyp]

That tastes great especially when I can hear Dynamite🔥💜💜💜💜💜

[Tarasyoutube]

Yum.
I babysat for a half Korean family. The grandma visited from across the country and made this, mackerel and those marinated leaves.
Oh my god that was 24 years ago... still crave it.

[veliciawilliams]

This cucumber salad is so delicious. As she said, season to yourself taste. And chill in fridge.

[OmnipresentPotato]

You don't need to make cucumber taste good. It's amazing

[_isore]

The first one gets more seasoning in bc it has a larger surface area lol 🤣

[wonypony]

this is how we eat guava in our country! pls try it it’s soo good