Refreshing Marinated Cucumber Salad
A crisp and zesty cucumber salad, perfect for warm days and barbecues.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: No cooking required
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Wash the cucumbers under cool water and slice them thinly.
- Whisk together the rice vinegar, sugar, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and sesame oil in a bowl.
- Combine the sliced cucumbers with the dressing in a large mixing bowl.
- Toss in the green onions and sesame seeds.
- Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
This salad is great served fresh, but can be made a day in advance. Add sesame seeds and green onions right before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cucumber salad, refreshing salad, summer salad, vegan salad, quick salad