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Spicy cucumber salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Spicy cucumber salad

12 ingredients 10 min + 20 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Spicy cucumber salad

Cool yet fiery, this Asian-inspired cucumber salad is a barbecue must. It’s also great with chicken

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

737
Calories
38g
Protein
31g
Fat
74g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 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

  • 1 large cucumber , peeled
  • 1 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp rice white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • small knob of ginger , finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 1 large red chilli , halved, deseeded and finely sliced
  • 2 spring onions , finely sliced
  • large handful coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 chicken breasts , skin on

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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