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Smashed Cucumber Salad with Garlic: Crisp, Cold, and Addictively Savory

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Why Smashing Makes All the Difference There's a reason this salad shows up on tables all over China, from weeknight home kitchens to restaurant side-dish menus: smashing the cucumbers instead of slicing them changes everything about the texture. A sliced cucumber stays slick and sealed, so dressing slides right off. A smashed cucumber splits open … Read more

Japanese Cucumber Sunomono: Crisp, Tangy Vinegar Salad

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Japanese cucumber sunomono salad with wakame and sesame seeds in a ceramic bowl

The Light, Crisp Salad Every Japanese Meal Needs If you've ever sat down to a Japanese meal and been handed a small, chilled bowl of paper-thin cucumber slices glistening in a sweet-tart dressing, you've met sunomono. The name simply means "vinegared things," and this version — the most common one — stars cool cucumbers, chewy … Read more