Simple Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)
This Korean Cucumber salad has become one of my favourite salads. So simple but with such a complex profile of flavours! It is quick, it requires minimum efort and it is insanely delicious!
Note: I have cut the cucumber like a spiral cause I thought it's more fun to eat it like that, but you can just slice it.
- 6 Pcs cucumbers (small)
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp chilli powder (or flakes, ideally Korean gochugaru)
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 2 Pcs spring onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- Making the salad
Start by slicing the cucumbers. Add the salt to it and let them rest for 10 minutes. Rub the salt thoroughly, as this will ensure removing a lot of water from the cucumbers.
After 10 minutes, add all the other ingredients listed above (chilli, oil, vinegar, sesame, garlic and spring onion), give it a good mix and enjoy. Additionally you can also add soy sauce and brown sugar, but I prefered my salad sugar free and gluten free. Trust me you'll love it!