Tip #1: Use Japanese or Persian cucumbers These varieties have less seeds in the center of the cucumber, so when you pickle the cucumbers, they don’t release much moisture and dilute the solution. Tip #2: Cut the cucumber using “Rangiri” method Here I slice the vegetable diagonally while...
I love to get this cucumber salad in Japanese restaurants as an appetizer before sushi :) Making the cucumber sesame salad yourself costs a fraction of what you pay in a restaurant! The restaurants serve you a puny bowl for around $5… you can get enough cucumbers to feed a crowd for th...
½cupchopped peanuts 2green onions, chopped Directions Heat vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook and stir until softened and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool. Whisk vinegar and sugar together in a salad bowl until sugar has...
I like to finish off the smashed cucumber salad with a drizzle of homemade Sichuan chile oil (as I love a good kick of heat). Because I wanted to make a meal of it, I served the smashed cucumber salad with a spicy tofu dish. The tofu is quickly marinated in a combo of tamari, ...
After all, kelp noodles are Japanese! And, they make this entire salad both filling and light at the same time. Cucumbers & Carrots –Thinly slice the cucumber and carrots into matchstick pieces. For The Japanese Mayonnaise Dressing: This dressing is a variation of my spicy mayo recipe, with...
I believe that many cook use cucumber in different kinds of salad since it taste crispy and a little bit sweet. The most common and regular cucumber salad requires simpler ingredients and there is no need to heat the oil. If you read that post, you will feel wow smashed version is so ...
Oi muchim (오이무침) is a spicy cucumber salad. Oi means cucumber, and muchim means mixed with seasonings. It’s a simple side dish (banchan) you can make with any crunchy cucumbers, such as Korean cucumbers, pickling cucumbers (aka Kirby), Persian, English, Japanese cucumbers, et...
Soy sauce or tamari: Tamari is Japanese-style soy sauce brewedwithout the use of wheatso it is gluten-free. If you are not sensitive to wheat, the two are essentially interchangeable, though tamari has a slightly high-toned tartness to it. I usethis brand, which is organic. For most soy...
Spicy Korean cucumber salad (Oi Muchim) ready in 10 minutes. It features a sweet, salty, spicy, and tangy sauce with a hint of gochujang.
The recipe is called "Spicy Korean Radish Salad/Musaengchae" not only because it's a Korean dish, but because the radish itself is a Korean variety. Korean radish is called "mu" or "moo." It looks like a shorter, wider Japanese daikon radish with pale green skin at the neck and shou...