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Asian Sesame-Cucumber Salad Recipe
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Asian Sesame-Cucumber Salad Recipe

7 ingredients openrecipes
Asian Sesame-Cucumber Salad Recipe

A crisp, refreshing, and quick side salad.This recipe was featured as part of our Chinese New Year Dishes for Valentine's Day photo gallery.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

546
Calories
5g
Protein
28g
Fat
63g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 cucumbers, peeled and seeded
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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