Smashed cucumber salad

Name: Smashed cucumber salad
Total time: 21 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 piece Cucumber; 1 tsp Sea salt; 2 piece Garlic clove; 2 tbsp Light soy sauce; 1 tbsp Rice vinegar; 1 tsp Caster sugar; 1 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tbsp Chilli oil; 1 tsp Toasted sesame seeds

22 min · 6 min active · makes ~690 g · Easy

Smashed cucumber salad

TOTAL TIME

22 min

ACTIVE TIME

6 min

QUANTITY

~690 g

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

—

Who’s eating

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/4

Ingredients

0/9 gathered · 4 servings

2piece

1tsp

2piece

2tbsp

1tbsp

1tsp

1tbsp

1tsp

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	2piece	—	—
2	1tsp	—	—
3	2piece	—	—
4	2tbsp	—	—
5	1tbsp	—	—
6	1tsp	—	—
7	1tsp	—	—
8	1tbsp	—	—
9	1tsp	—	—

Tools

4 items

Serveware

1 item

Procedure

17 steps

1 of 17

Crush the 2 cucumbers

Cucumber · 2 piece

⏱ 1 min

ResultSmashed cucumber

2 of 17

Chop the smashed cucumber

Smashed cucumber · step 1

⏱ 2 min

ResultCucumber pieces

3 of 17

Transfer the cucumber pieces to the colander

Cucumber pieces · step 2

⏱ 15s

ResultCucumber pieces

4 of 17

Sprinkle the sea salt over the cucumber pieces

Sea salt · 1 tsp

⏱ 10s

ResultSalted cucumber pieces

5 of 17

Rest the salted cucumber pieces

⏱ 15 min

ResultDrained cucumber piecesused in step 14

6 of 17

Mince the 2 garlic cloves

Garlic clove · 2 piece

⏱ 30s

ResultMinced garlic

7 of 17

Add the minced garlic to the bowl

Minced garlic · step 6

⏱ 10s

ResultMinced garlic

8 of 17

Add the light soy sauce to the bowl

Light soy sauce · 2 tbsp

⏱ 10s

ResultGarlic and soy

9 of 17

Add the rice vinegar to the bowl

Rice vinegar · 1 tbsp

⏱ 10s

ResultGarlic, soy and vinegar

10 of 17

Add the caster sugar to the bowl

Caster sugar · 1 tsp

⏱ 10s

ResultDressing ingredients

11 of 17

Add the toasted sesame oil to the bowl

Toasted sesame oil · 1 tsp

⏱ 10s

ResultDressing ingredients with sesame oil

12 of 17

Add the chilli oil to the bowl

Chilli oil · 1 tbsp

⏱ 10s

ResultUnmixed dressing

13 of 17

Whisk the unmixed dressing

⏱ 30s

ResultDressingused in step 15

14 of 17

Transfer the drained cucumber pieces from the colander into the serving bowl

Drained cucumber pieces · step 5

⏱ 15s

ResultDrained cucumber pieces

15 of 17

Pour the dressing from the small bowl into the serving bowl

Dressing · step 13

⏱ 10s

ResultDressed cucumber

16 of 17

Toss the dressed cucumber

⏱ 20s

ResultTossed cucumber salad

17 of 17

Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over the tossed cucumber salad

Toasted sesame seeds · 1 tsp

⏱ 10s

ResultSmashed cucumber salad

Total Time22 min

#	Product	Action
1	2 piece	Crush the 2 cucumbers⏱ 1 minResultSmashed cucumber
2	Smashed cucumberstep 1	Chop the smashed cucumber⏱ 2 minResultCucumber pieces
3	Cucumber piecesstep 2	Transfer the cucumber pieces to the colander⏱ 15sResultCucumber pieces
4	1 tsp	Sprinkle the sea salt over the cucumber pieces⏱ 10sResultSalted cucumber pieces
5	—	Rest the salted cucumber pieces⏱ 15 minResultDrained cucumber piecesused in step 14
6	2 piece	Mince the 2 garlic cloves⏱ 30sResultMinced garlic
7	Minced garlicstep 6	Add the minced garlic to the bowl⏱ 10sResultMinced garlic
8	2 tbsp	Add the light soy sauce to the bowl⏱ 10sResultGarlic and soy
9	1 tbsp	Add the rice vinegar to the bowl⏱ 10sResultGarlic, soy and vinegar
10	1 tsp	Add the caster sugar to the bowl⏱ 10sResultDressing ingredients
11	1 tsp	Add the toasted sesame oil to the bowl⏱ 10sResultDressing ingredients with sesame oil
12	1 tbsp	Add the chilli oil to the bowl⏱ 10sResultUnmixed dressing
13	—	Whisk the unmixed dressing⏱ 30sResultDressingused in step 15
14	Drained cucumber piecesstep 5	Transfer the drained cucumber pieces from the colander into the serving bowl⏱ 15sResultDrained cucumber pieces
15	Dressingstep 13	Pour the dressing from the small bowl into the serving bowl⏱ 10sResultDressed cucumber
16	—	Toss the dressed cucumber⏱ 20sResultTossed cucumber salad
17	1 tsp	Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over the tossed cucumber salad⏱ 10sResultSmashed cucumber salad
Total Time		22 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	80kcal
	2g
	5g
	0.7g
	8g
	4g
	0.9g
	1,173mg

Ingredients0/9

Tools0/4

Recipe

Smashed cucumber salad

Serves4

Total22 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Cucumber2 piece
Sea salt1 tsp
Garlic clove2 piece
Light soy sauce2 tbsp
Rice vinegar1 tbsp
Caster sugar1 tsp
Toasted sesame oil1 tsp
Chilli oil1 tbsp
Toasted sesame seeds1 tsp

Tools

Small bowlColanderServing bowlChopping board

Method

Crush the 2 cucumbers

1 minChopping boardCucumber · 2 piece

Chop the smashed cucumber

2 minChopping boardSmashed cucumber · step 1

Transfer the cucumber pieces to the colander

15sColanderCucumber pieces · step 2

Sprinkle the sea salt over the cucumber pieces

10sColanderSea salt · 1 tsp

Rest the salted cucumber pieces

Result · Drained cucumber pieces · used in step 14

15 minColander

Mince the 2 garlic cloves

30sChopping boardGarlic clove · 2 piece

Add the minced garlic to the bowl

10sSmall bowlMinced garlic · step 6

Add the light soy sauce to the minced garlic

10sSmall bowlLight soy sauce · 2 tbsp

Add the rice vinegar to the garlic and soy

10sSmall bowlRice vinegar · 1 tbsp

Add the caster sugar to the garlic, soy and vinegar

10sSmall bowlCaster sugar · 1 tsp

Add the toasted sesame oil to the dressing ingredients

10sSmall bowlToasted sesame oil · 1 tsp

Add the chilli oil to the dressing ingredients with sesame oil

10sSmall bowlChilli oil · 1 tbsp

Whisk the unmixed dressing

Result · Dressing · used in step 15

30sSmall bowl

Transfer the drained cucumber pieces from the colander into the serving bowl

15sServing bowlDrained cucumber pieces · step 5

Pour the dressing from the small bowl into the serving bowl

10sServing bowlDressing · step 13

Toss the dressed cucumber

20sServing bowl

Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds over the tossed cucumber salad

Result · Smashed cucumber salad

10sServing bowlToasted sesame seeds · 1 tsp

Printed 14 September 2026