Cucumber and Dried Shrimp Salad
A refreshing cold dish of crisp cucumbers tossed with dried shrimp.
Ingredients
Cucumber (washed, peeled, cut into strips)
300 g
Dried shrimp (washed, soaked in boiling water until soft, drained)
10 g
Scallion (washed and chopped)
1
Cooking oil
25 g
Sesame oil
1 tsp
Salt
2 tsp
MSG
2 tsp
Instructions
1
Prepare cucumber
Wash, peel, and cut the cucumber into strips (or other shapes as desired). Add a pinch of salt and let it sit for 5 minutes. Rinse the dried shrimp, soak in boiling water until soft, then drain. Wash and chop the scallion.
2
Mix with seasonings
Drain the cucumber, add MSG and sesame oil, mix well, then add the dried shrimp.
3
Drizzle with hot oil
Heat a wok over the stove, add cooking oil and heat until hot. Add the chopped scallion and fry until fragrant, then remove and discard. Pour the hot oil over the cucumber strips, mix well, and serve.