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Asian Cucumber Avocado Salad in a bowl
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Asian Cucumber Avocado Salad

Fresh, crisp, and packed with flavor, this Asian Cucumber Avocado Salad is the kind of dish you'll find yourself making again and again.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 178kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 4 mini english cucumbers or about 1&1/2 regular english cucumber
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 purple onion
  • 1 avocado
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • Optional: crushed peanuts sesame seeds and green onions for garnishes

Instructions

  • Using a mandoline or a sharp knife, slice your cucumbers very thinly.
    sliced cucumbers on a plate
  • Place your sliced cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle the cucumbers with salt. Toss them to make sure they are all coated.
    adding salt to cucumbers
  • Place the colander in a bowl, so that the excess moisture will drain out into the bowl. Place them in a refrigerator and leave them there for an hour - overnight. This will keep the salad from getting soggy and keep the cucumbers crisp.
    cucumbers in a collider
  • Combine the rice vinegar, sesame oil, mirin, garlic, ginger, honey and red pepper flakes.
    sauce in a bowl
  • Slice your onion with the mandoline and set aside. When your cucumbers are ready, combine the cucumbers, onions and start with ½ the dressing, adding more as desired.
    pouring dressing over cucumbers
  • Add diced avocado and carefully toss in your salad.
    Asian Cucumber Avocado Salad in a bowl
  • Optional: Top with crushed peanuts, sesame seeds, or green onions

Notes

Use seedless cucumbers for this recipe. The miniature english cucumbers are a great size. The longer the cucumbers can sit in salt, the crispier they will be and the dressing won’t make them soggy.
Mirin is like a slightly sweeter soy sauce. This dressing has great tang and a little kick with the red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 917mg | Potassium: 714mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 426IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg