I’m in Texas right now visiting my family where there is a serious heat wave going on with temperatures in the low 100s and suffocating humidity. We took my little Scottish nieces to the Fort Worth Zoo this morning, where we all lost half of our body weight from sweating so much. A nice crisp and cold salad like this Korean Cucumber Salad would be really tasty on a hot day like today. This salad feeds 4 people at only 35 cents per serving.
Korean Cucumber Salad
1 to 1 1/2 lbs cucumber
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1/2 teaspoon or more minced fresh chili, or red pepper chili powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Thinly slice the cucumbers and toss them with salt, pepper, vinegar, ginger, chili, garlic, sugar, and soy sauce. Taste and then adjust the seasoning to your liking. Garnish the salad with a drizzle of sesame oil and some toasted sesame seeds.
Look at this crazy looking Armenian cucumber that I got at the Farmers’ Market.
Stay cool this weekend wherever you are!
That looks super refreshing…definitely going to make that this week to try to beat the heat.