Cold Cucumber Salad
A refreshing cold cucumber salad with dried shrimp and scallion oil.
Ingredients
cucumber (washed, peeled, and cut into strips)
300 g
dried shrimp (washed, soaked in boiling water until softened, and drained)
10 g
scallion (washed and finely chopped)
1
garlic
3 cloves
cooking oil
25 g
sesame oil
1 tsp
fine salt
2 tsp
MSG
2 tsp
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash and peel the cucumber, then cut it into strips (or into any other shape you prefer). Add a pinch of fine salt and let it stand for 5 minutes. Rinse the dried shrimp, soak them in boiling water until softened, then drain. Wash and finely chop the scallion.
2
Step 2
Drain the cucumber, mix it with MSG and sesame oil, then add the dried shrimp.
3
Step 3
Heat a wok over the stove, add the cooking oil, and heat until hot. Add the chopped scallion and fry until fragrant, then remove and discard it. Pour the flavored oil over the cucumber strips and toss to combine.
