This spicy Japanese cucumber salad seasoned with Asian flavors, also known as Kyuri no Sunomono serves as a vegan side-dish or as a healthy lunchbox snack. Can be made in just 10 minutes!
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Is Cucumber good for you?
Of course yes! Best way to eat a cucumber is raw! Eating them raw is by far the most nutritious way to enjoy this refreshing super food.
- They are a low calorie snack
- Is 95% water, promoting hydration
- Contains many important vitamins and minerals
- Contains antioxidants
- Eating cucumbers may help support regular bowel movements
- Has a refreshing flavor
All in all, Cucumbers are a refreshing, nourishing and incredibly versatile addition to any diet.
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How to make Spicy Cucumber Salad
Preferably use Japanese Cucumbers for this recipe. They have a beautiful forest green skin with long and slender bodies. They do not contain any developed seeds and are never bitter, which is why they are the preferred choice in Japan.
You can check out the video below to see how this salad is made plus follow my recipe notes.
- Peel and chop cucumber. I use this chopper
for all my basic chopping needs. Add the chopped cucumber to a salad bowl. - Add crushed peanuts
- Add red pepper flakes and minced green chillies
- Add cumin seeds
- Add chopped cilantro
- Add mustard powder
- Add shredded coconut
- Add lemon juice
- Add sugar
- Add organic seaweed salt
- Add olive oil
- Using salad spoons, toss it all together
- Garnish with toasted black sesame seeds
- Serve Kyuri no Sunomono immediately
for all my basic chopping needs. Add the chopped cucumber to a 
. 
and minced green chillies
, toss it all together
Besides the fact that it’s so easy to whip up, the salad is spicy, crunchy and its health benefits are good enough reasons to enjoy this on a weekly basis!
Tips to make the best cucumber salad
- Garnish with hemp seeds to increase the nutrition value.
- Be careful while tossing the salad, do not mash the cucumber.
- Add rice vinegar and coconut aminos (better than soy sauce) for extra zing.
- If the cucumber is bitter, thinly slice off both the ends and rub it against the cucumber. Rubbing that sliced end against the cucumber will release a white, foamy substance, which contains an organic compound called cucurbitacin. This is the cause of the bitterness. Keep rubbing till it stops producing foam.
- Instead of Japanese cucumbers, use any other cucumber variety available to you for this recipe.
to increase the nutrition value.
and 
(better than soy sauce) for extra zing.It's naturally vegan, keto friendly and gluten free. This cucumber salad makes a wonderful seasonal side dish especially for Grilled Chickpea Tofu Fingers In Homemade Schezwan Sauce or Grilled Dabeli (Made With Potatoes & Beets) Pita Bread Pizza.
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Recipe 📖
Spicy Cucumber Salad
Equipment
- Salad Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 2 tablespoon crushed peanuts
- 2 tablespoon shredded coconut
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1-2 green chilly
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 teaspoon dukkah optional
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sweet seasoning sauce or sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt
Instructions
- Peel and chop cucumber. Add the chopped cucumber to a salad bowl.
- Add crushed peanuts and shredded coconut.
- Then add red pepper flakes, cumin powder, mustard powder, chopped cilantro, sesame seeds, dukkah, and minced green chillies
- Add olive oil, vinegar and sweet seasoning sauce. Using salad spoons, toss it all together. Taste and add salt as needed. Top it with chili oil if needed and serve.
Notes
- Preferably use Japanese Cucumbers for this recipe. They have a beautiful forest green skin with long and slender bodies. They do not contain any developed seeds and are never bitter, which is why they are a preferred choice in Japan.
- However, you can use any cucumber variety available to you for this recipe.
- Garnish with hemp seeds to increase the nutrition value.
- Be careful while tossing the salad, do not mash the cucumber.
- Add rice vinegar and coconut aminos (better than soy sauce) for an extra zing.
- If the cucumber is bitter, thinly slice off both the ends and rub it against the cucumber. Rubbing that sliced end against the cucumber will release a white, foamy substance, which contains an organic compound called cucurbitacin. This is the cause of the bitterness. Keep rubbing till it stops producing foam.
- You can also use white sesame seeds.
- Use shredded, desiccated or freshly grated coconut.
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