Spicy Cucumber Salad

Name: Spicy Cucumber Salad
Cuisine: Hubei
Ingredients: 4 fresh red chillies, seeded; 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame seeds; 5 ml/1 tsp prepared English or Dijon mustard; 5 ml/1 tsp prepared English or Dijon mustard; 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or vinegar; 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or vinegar; 3 thick slices fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped; 5 ml/1 tsp soft light brown sugar; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped; 1 whole cucumber

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

China

By Terry Tan

Published 2020

About

A Hubei staple, this fresh-tasting pickle is flavoured with mustard, chillies and ginger, though there are many taste variations on the theme throughout the region. Leave the flavours to blend for an hour before serving, but then eat it while it is fresh, with grilled meats and chicken.

Ingredients

1 whole cucumber
5 ml/1 tsp salt
4

Asia
China
Vegan

Method

Quarter the cucumber lengthways and cut out the soft core. Slice each strip into 1 cm/½ in-thick pieces on the diagonal. Sprinkle with salt and leave for 30 minutes.
Pound the garlic and ginger to a fine paste using a mortar and pestle. Transfer to a bowl and add the brown sugar, rice wine or vinegar and mustard. Stir well.
Squeeze out the moisture fr