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Smashed Cucumber Salad with Peanuts, Scallions and Cilantro

25 minutes

Smashed Cucumber Salad with Peanuts, Scallions and Cilantro

This refreshing, boldly textured and flavored salad is from the Yunnan province in southern China, but it originates with the Dai ethnic minority who are related to the people of Laos and Thailand. Which explains why the flavor profile mirrors that of Southeast Asian cooking. Salting the cucumbers draws out excess moisture, preventing it from diluting the other flavors. Serve with grilled meats or seafood along with jasmine rice.

Ingredients
  • 2

    medium garlic cloves, finely grated

  • 2

    teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger

Directions
  1. 01
    In a small bowl, stir together the garlic, ginger, lime juice, Sriracha, sugar and ½ teaspoon salt. Set aside. Place the cucumbers on a cutting board. With the flat side of a chef's knife or a rolling pin, hit the cucumbers until they split and crack.
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