Red Onion and Cucumber Salad
Red Onion and Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, sliced into thin shreds
- 1 cucumber, sliced thinly and cut into even strips
- 1 spoonful salt
- as needed water, for soaking
- a little light soy sauce
- a small amount sesame oil
- 2 spoons sesame salt
- as needed cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Take one red onion and cut it into thin shreds.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Take one cucumber, slice it thinly, and then cut it into even strips.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
Put the shredded red onion into a bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Add a spoonful of salt to the red onion in the bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Pour in enough water over the red onion and salt to fully submerge the onion.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Let the red onion soak for about 5 minutes. Use your hands to mix it, ensuring it's fully submerged and the shreds are separated. This step helps remove the strong, spicy taste of the onion.
⏱️ 5 min
- 7
After soaking, carefully drain all the water from the red onion.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the cucumber strips to the bowl with the drained red onion.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Pour a little light soy sauce over the vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Pour a small amount of sesame oil over the vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Add two spoons of sesame salt to the vegetables. This ingredient is key to the salad's rich and nutty flavor.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Mix everything well using your hands (wearing gloves is recommended) so that the seasoning coats the vegetables evenly.
⏱️ 2 min
- 13
Serve the crunchy and refreshing salad immediately, garnished with fresh cilantro if desired.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Red Onion and Cucumber Salad
- 1 red onion, sliced into thin shreds
- 1 cucumber, sliced thinly and cut into even strips
- 1 spoonful salt
- as needed water, for soaking
- a little light soy sauce
- a small amount sesame oil
- 2 spoons sesame salt
- as needed cilantro, for garnish
Instructions
- 1
Take one red onion and cut it into thin shreds.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Take one cucumber, slice it thinly, and then cut it into even strips.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Put the shredded red onion into a bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Add a spoonful of salt to the red onion in the bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Pour in enough water over the red onion and salt to fully submerge the onion.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Let the red onion soak for about 5 minutes. Use your hands to mix it, ensuring it's fully submerged and the shreds are separated. This step helps remove the strong, spicy taste of the onion.
⏱️ 5 min - 7
After soaking, carefully drain all the water from the red onion.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the cucumber strips to the bowl with the drained red onion.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Pour a little light soy sauce over the vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Pour a small amount of sesame oil over the vegetables.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Add two spoons of sesame salt to the vegetables. This ingredient is key to the salad's rich and nutty flavor.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Mix everything well using your hands (wearing gloves is recommended) so that the seasoning coats the vegetables evenly.
⏱️ 2 min - 13
Serve the crunchy and refreshing salad immediately, garnished with fresh cilantro if desired.
⏱️ 1 min