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Smashed Cucumber Salad
- Serves
1
- Difficulty
Easy
By Joanna Hu and Rosheen Kaul
Published 2022
It’s not often you come across a dish that is as much fun to prepare as it is to eat. Smacking the cucumber with the back of a knife or cleaver, or even a hammer, creates lovely nooks and crevices for the dressing to find its way into, resulting in a punchy, refreshing dish for those swelteringly hot days.
Ingredients
1 ½ teaspoon - Coriander (cilantro) leaves, to serve
Method
Top and tail the cucumber and halve it lengthways. Use the blunt edge of a knife or cleaver to smash it into bite-size pieces. Sprinkle with the salt and allow to stand for 10 minutes to draw out the excess moisture. Rinse off the salt and drain the cucumber in a colander, then pat it dry with paper towel.
To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients to combine. Toss the cucumber throu