Smashed Asian Cucumber Salad by: Judy 120 Comments Jump to Recipe Posted:9/02/2022Updated:9/02/2022 This Smashed Asian cucumber salad recipe is light, refreshing and perfect for the summer.It’s also packed with flavor from a zingy dressing, garlic, and cilantro.Plus, it only takes 10 minutes to make! Note: This recipe was originally published in June 2015.

We’ve since updated it with higher resolution images, clearer instructions, additional thoughts, and metric measurements.The recipe remains the same.Enjoy! The Benefits of Cucumber In our family, I’m the resident whacky Chinese medicine enthusiast.

I drink the elixirs (check out Sarah’s experience from way back when here), do acupunture, read the most books, and enjoy the healing powers of a good Chinese foot massage.So I’ll start this recipe by saying, everyone knows that cucumber salad is a great summer dish.But do you know about its health benefits? According to TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), cucumber cleanses and detoxifies, it helps reduce high blood pressure, and, with its “cooling” element, also eases the internal heat of the body. In short, eat plenty of cucumber when it’s in season! In the U.S., you might find a Greek salad, a dill pickle here and there, and perhaps a pitcher of cucumber water.

But people in China take eating cucumbers to a whole new level.For example, we Americans would probably enjoy an ice cream cone (or gnaw on a turkey

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