Asian Spicy Sesame Cucumber Salad Recipe (2024)

FAQs

How do you make cucumbers crispy again? ›

The method is simple: Simply slice them lengthwise into wedges and place them in a jar or tall glass standing upwards. Fill the jar with water all the way to the top of the cucumbers and stick the jar in the fridge. After about a day or so, you should notice the cucumber slices have become crisper than before.

A great way to use up excess Cucumbers, lemons, limes, berries, and citrus fruits is by slicing them up and adding them to your water! Not only will these fresh foods infuse a simple glass of water with refreshing flavor, they will also add a dose of vitamins and nutrients that will help to nourish your body.

If you want to keep cucumber slices in the fridge but are finding that they become soggy and lose their freshness too often, then try infusing them in lemon and salt. Both lemon and salt work together to keep cucumbers firm for a longer time!

No matter how you dress them, salting and draining sliced cucumbers maximizes crunchy texture. The challenge: More often than not, by the time you eat a cucumber salad the cucumbers have gone soft and watery, losing their appealing crunch and diluting the dressing to near tastelessness.

Persian Cucumbers

They have a mild flavor and thin skins, so they're great sliced or chopped for salads and snacking, or even tossed in the blender to make a Spicy Cucumber Margarita.

The chilling time gives the cucumbers a chance to soak up the dressing's flavor. The salt will also cause them to release a lot of water. After the 20 minutes, you'll transfer the salad to another bowl or serving dish, leaving the water behind. This way, your cucumber salad will be less soggy.

The best way to store cut cucumbers is to wrap them in a damp paper towel and place them in an airtight storage container. The tight, locking seal on the cover of the container will help to keep them extra fresh. Place the container in your refrigerator or in the crisper drawer and use the cut cukes within five days.

Tips for Storing Cucumbers:

Ensure that the cucumbers are stored away from ethylene-producing fruits like tomatoes, apples, and bananas. Ethylene can cause cucumbers to ripen and spoil more quickly. Avoid placing cucumbers near foods with strong odors as they absorb odors easily.

China was the leading country in terms of per capita consumption, among the main consumers of cucumber and gherkin, followed by Iran (X kg/year), Turkey (X kg/year), Ukraine (X kg/year) and Russia (X kg/year). In Russia, per capita cucumber and gherkin consumption has grown noticably (+X% per year) in recent years.

Start slicing the whole cucumber at a diagonal. Every slice should stop when you hit the chopsticks to make sure you don't cut all the way through. Once you're done, turn the cucumber upside down so the uncut part is on top and place it between the chopsticks. Slice the whole cucumber again but at a straight angle.

How do you spiral cucumbers with chopsticks? ›

Place a cucumber in between a pair of chopsticks to keep the cuts from going all the through. Make diagonal cuts on one side of the cucumber, then flip, and make straight cuts on the other side. Repeat until all the cucumbers are cut into spirals. Add the cut cucumbers into a bowl.

Avoid trimming away the thin, vine-line tendrils.

Your cucumber plant will also grow thin, light green shoots that help the vines grasp onto a surface and grow vertically. These tendrils grow immediately next to the suckers.