Tataki Kyuri (Smashed Cucumber Salad)
Tataki kyuri (Smashed Cucumber Salad) is a simple but unique cucumber salad. By smashing the cucumbers, the dressing penetrates into each piece. Ginger and soy sauce in the dressing gives this salad a Japanese touch.It says Prep time is 10 minutes but I think it take less than that.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 300 g (0.7lb) Lebanese cucumbers straight from the fridge (note 1)
- 1 tbsp each finely chopped ginger and garlic ((note 2))
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp soy sauce
- ¼ tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp finely julienned ginger
Instructions
- 1
Cut both ends of the cucumbers and discard.
- 2
Put the cucumbers in a zip lock bag, remove as much air as possible (otherwise, the bag might blast when hit) and seal the bag. Place the bag on a work surface.
- 3
Smash the cucumbers using a rolling pin or an empty bottle. Hit only several places on each cucumber so that it will break into bite size or large bite size pieces. If there are large or long pieces, you can break them with your hands later.
- 4
Add the remaining ingredients to the bag. Shake the bag and massage to mix them well.
- 5
Transfer the smashed cucumbers into a serving bowl/plate. If there is a lot of liquid in the bag leave some unused.
- 6
Place julienned ginger on top of the cucumber pile if using. Serve immediately (note 3).