Did you ever smash a cucumber? It’s excellent if you are trying to make some new salad. Though cucumber is an integral part of salad making and has been used since time unknown, this type of smashed cucumber salad can really hold on to the taste of dressings. Whatever you add for dressing, it gets stuck to its unevenly broken surface. And that creates the magic.
Let’s see how you too can prepare Smashed Cucumber Salad in your kitchen.
Ingredients:
Cucumber – 250 g
Salt – 1 Tablespoon
Spring onion – 2 Tablespoons (only greens, finely chopped)
Chili flakes – 1 Teaspoon
Sesame seeds – 1 Tablespoon (roasted)
For dressing:
Kasundi/Dijon mustard paste – 1 Tablespoon
Olive oil – 2 Tablespoon
Lemon juice – 1 Tablespoon
Procedure:
Take the cucumber and smash it with a rolling pin.
Now tear the pieces with your hands.
Add salt and leave it for half an hour.
After half an hour drain the water released due to salt.
Now prepare the dressing.
Take a small glass jar with a lid.
Add Kasundi or Dijon mustard paste, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Cover the jar and shake it well.
Now take the cucumber.
Add spring onion leaves followed by the salad dressing.
Sprinkle chili flakes and roasted sesame seeds.
Add the dressing.
Give it a good mix.
Serve.
This recipe offers 4 servings.
Nutritional Value of Smashed Cucumber Salad per serving (without Kasundi/Dijon Mustard Paste)
Please read the label of the Kasundi or Dijon mustard paste container for its nutritional value.
| Calories | 653 Cal | |
| Total Fat | 60.2 g | 77% of the Daily Value |
| Saturated Fat | 8.8 g | 44% of the Daily Value |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% of the Daily Value |
| Sodium | 9755 mg | 424% of the Daily Value |
| Total Carbohydrate | 29.5 g | 11% of the Daily Value |
| Dietary Fiber | 10 g | 36% of the Daily Value |
| Total Sugars | 12.4 g | |
| Protein | 10.4 g | |
| Vitamin D | 0 mcg | 0% of the Daily Value |
| Calcium | 331 mg | 25% of the Daily Value |
| Iron | 7 mg | 40% of the Daily Value |
| Potassium | 1172 mg | 25% of the Daily Value |
The percentage of the Daily Value is based on a 2000-calorie diet.
Conclusion:
Eating healthy doesn’t mean you have to compromise with taste. The nutty smell of the roasted sesame seeds along with the zing of Kasundi is bound to clasp you. Prepare your bowl of salad and let me know how it came out. Improvisation is always welcome. Please mention me in the comment section if you do an RND with the recipe.
Enjoy!
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