Asian Cucumber Salad-Relish
Recipe: #6636
September 30, 2012
Categories: Salads, Vegetable Salad, Cucumber, Onions, Peppers, Asian, 5-Minute Prep, Romantic Dinner, Fat Free, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Kosher, Low Calorie, Low Carbohydrate, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, No Eggs, Vegan, Vegetarian, more
"A simple refreshing side. This can be served as a salad or more as a relish over grilled fish or proteins. Obviously, because of it's Asian flavors it is best served with other Asian dishes. This is excellent with seafood, chicken, pork, and even steak. Two of my favorites are grilled scallops with this as a relish; or, grilled steak kabobs with this served more like a salad. This recipe came from local "Firefighters" cookbook, which I picked up a few years back at a yard sale for 25 cents. It had mostly grilling recipes - which I love. Certainly worth 25 cents."
Original is 4-8 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (117.3 g)
- Calories 38
- Total Fat - 0.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 991.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.2 g
- Sugars - 4.6 g
- Protein - 1.7 g
- Calcium - 15.6 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 30.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Salad or Relish ... Same ingredients, but if I serve this more as a salad; I first, cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, and then in thin slices. The peppers are julienned; and the onions, cut in half and thin sliced. Now, if making a relish, just dice everything. Either way, same flavor - just a different presentation is all.
Step 2
Dressing ... Add the soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, ginger, sugar, a pinch of red pepper flakes, and water to a small bowl and mix. Then, add in the cucumber, red bell pepper, and onion; toss to combine, and season with pepper. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 15-30 minutes before serving.
Step 3
Serve and ENJOY! ... Use a slotted spoon to serve so you don't get any extra dressing/liquid on the plate. As a salad on the side, or as a relish over the top; it is a nice easy side dish.
Tips
No special items needed.
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