Korean Cucumber Salad

95 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 25 min

“When I lived in Korea, I was shown this Korean Cucumber salad, made with cucumbers, green onions, and sesame seeds. Goes good with Bulgogi (Korean Barbecued Beef) from this site!!” - by grneyedmustang

Ingredients

1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 cucumber, thinly sliced
1/2 green onion, sliced
1/2 carrot, julienned

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Directions

In a medium bowl, stir together vinegar, black pepper, and red pepper flakes.
Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in sesame seeds, and reduce heat to medium. Cook until seeds are brown, about 5 minutes. Remove seeds with a slotted spoon, and stir into vinegar mixture. Mix in cucumber, green onions, and carrot. Cover, and refrigerate at least 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (2 total)

Calories
98 cal
5%

Carbs
8.1 g
3%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (95)

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JFSOO

Nov. 29, 2005

"This was a nice, refreshing and easy "banchan" (korean sidedish). I often make it without the carrots, but increase the green onion. I like it with a little bit of sugar added, but it's nice as is...." See more"

Brandon and Alaina

Oct. 26, 2005

"This was really yummy. We made it a whole meal by pairing it with two other recipes from this site, Korean BBQ Beef and Korean squash as well as some jasmine rice. I added about 1tsp of sugar and ne..." See morext time I won't use quite as much red pepper flakes...Rachel"

Lori VE

Nov. 21, 2008

"This is excellent. The second time I made it I used sesame oil instead of vegetable, Rice vinegar and added some Gari (pickled ginger) Brought it to work and everyone raved!..." See more"

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