Smacked Cucumber

6 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 5-6 Persian cucumbers or 1 small English cucumber
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chili pepper

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Trim the ends of the cucumbers. Starting at one end of a cucumber, place the flat of your knife (or a rolling pin) on top of the cucumber. Gently but firmly strike the blade with the heel of your palm to smash the cucumber (\"so the vegetable splinters and opens up with jagged cracks\"" or \""so it splits\""). Cut into bite-sized pieces

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