Dan Dan Cucumbers
This dan dan cucumbers recipe makes a quick, spicy cucumber salad tossed in a bold sesame peanut sauce with chili oil, black vinegar, garlic, and scallions for a refreshing yet flavor-packed bite. Inspired by classic Sichuan-style flavors, this easy cucumber side dish makes a perfect blend of nutty, tangy, and mildly numbing heat. Ready in just 10 minutes with simple pantry ingredients, it’s ideal as a fast appetizer, snack, or cooling side for noodles, dumplings, or grilled dishes.
Instructions
- 1
Place the peanut sauce, chili oil, fried shallots, soy sauce, vinegar, pepper, white and black sesame seeds, sugar, scallions, and garlic in a pint-sized lidded container. Secure the lid, and shake for about 20 seconds, or until the sauce is well combined.
- 2
Add the cucumbers to the sauce in the container. Secure the lid, and shake for about 1 minute, or until the cucumbers are evenly coated.
- 3
Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator fridge for up to 4 hours.
- 4
Enjoy!
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Ingredients (12)
- •3 tablespoons store-bought sesame peanut sauce
- •3 tablespoons chili oil
- •2 tablespoons fried shallots
- •1 tablespoon soy sauce
- •2 teaspoons black vinegar
- •1 teaspoon ground black pepper or Sichuan peppercorns
- •1 teaspoon toasted white sesame seeds
- •1 teaspoon black sesame seeds
- •1 teaspoon sugar
- •2 scallions, sliced
- •1 small clove garlic, grated
- •1 large English cucumber, cut into ¼-inch slices