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Wear gloves and wash the cucumbers thoroughly by rubbing them with coarse salt while submerged in water to minimize damage and remove impurities from the surface.
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Salad
A recipe for the national side dish, sweet and sour cucumber salad, which is crunchy and refreshing.
KoreanSide Dish
📝 5 steps
What You'll Need
Cucumber5 pieces
Onion1 piece
Gochujang2 tbsp
Red chili powder3 tbsp
Brewed soy sauce5 tbsp
Plum extract2 tbsp
Sugar1 tbsp
Minced garlic1 tbsp
Vinegar1 tbsp
Whole sesame seeds1 tbsp
Instructions
2
Cut off 3cm to 5cm from both ends of the cucumbers, cut them in half, then quarter them and slice them diagonally into large pieces.
3
Slice one onion and prepare it.
4
Place the prepared cucumbers and onions in a bowl.
5
Add 2 tbsp of gochujang, 3 tbsp of red chili powder, 5 tbsp of brewed soy sauce, 2 tbsp of plum extract, 1 tbsp of xylitol sugar, 1 tbsp of minced garlic, 1 tbsp of vinegar, and 1 tbsp of whole sesame seeds to the bowl, and toss lightly with both hands so the seasoning coats the moist cucumbers well.