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Preparation
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On hot summer days, meals become much more appealing with a light, refreshing flavor. Today, TasteVN will help you refresh your family meal menu with a delicious cucumber salad. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Cucumber Salad Serves 4
Cucumber 4 pieces Carrot 1 piece Horned chili 2 pieces Roasted peanuts 100 gr Lemon 1 piece (or rice vinegar) White sugar 1 tablespoon Seasoning 20 gr (Fish sauce/ Salt/ Sugar…) Coriander 2 sprigs Mint 1 sprig Garlic 1 bulb
How to choose good cucumbers
- Shape: Choose cucumbers that are long, evenly shaped, straight, and feel firm when held. Avoid choosing those with a bulging belly or small ends. Additionally, do not select cucumbers that are too large or too small as they may be bitter.
- Cucumber skin: Choose cucumbers with intact skin, free from dark spots or yellowing, and covered with a white powdery layer. It’s best to buy those with small bumps on the skin.
- Color: Choose cucumbers that are uniformly green. Avoid those that are light yellow or overly dark green as they are often spoiled or chemically treated.
- Cucumber stem: Cucumbers with fresh stems at the top and an intact flower end are young, fresh, and sweeter than the others.
How to make Cucumber Salad
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the cucumbers thoroughly, then soak them in diluted salt water for about 15 minutes, take them out and rinse again with clean water, drain, then cut off both ends of the cucumber, slice it in half and cut into thin diagonal pieces.
Put the sliced cucumber in a bowl and add a little salt, gently massage the cucumber to soften it and absorb the salt for better flavor. Let it sit for about 15 minutes then drain the liquid to keep the salad dry and not soggy.
Minced garlic and chili, wash and drain the cilantro and basil, then chop them finely. Squeeze the lemon for juice, discarding the seeds. Peel the carrot and shred it. Remove the skin from the peanuts and crush them.
Note: If the cucumber has a lot of seeds, you should scoop out some to make the salad crunchier and tastier.
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Make the cucumber salad
Put the carrot in the bowl with the cucumber, then add sugar, lemon juice, fish sauce, minced garlic, minced chili, herbs, and wear gloves to mix the ingredients thoroughly. While mixing, taste to adjust the flavor according to your preference, then let it sit for about 10 minutes for the salad to absorb the seasoning.
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Final Product
Serve the cucumber salad on a plate or bowl, then sprinkle crushed peanuts on top, and it’s ready to enjoy. The final product is a crunchy cucumber salad with a sweet and sour seasoning that is extremely appetizing.
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With just a few simple steps, you have completed the colorful and delicious cucumber salad. The method to make cucumber salad is very simple, and it helps women maintain their figure, beautify their skin, and enjoy fried foods without feeling bored, so make sure to regularly showcase your cooking skills for the whole family to enjoy!
