Inspired by: Smashed cucumber salad (pai huang gua)
- Pitta seasonJun – Sep in the north
Warm Cucumber, Sesame & Peanut Salad
- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- ≈100 g
- Time
- 15 min
- Texture
- Crisp (lightly warmed)
- Season
- Pitta season (summer)
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Pitta-pacifying
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucumber | 2, smashed & cut | 400 g | 2000 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ⅓ tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Sesame (til) oil | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Apple-cider or rice vinegar | 1½ tsp rice vinegar | 8 ml | 40 ml | |
| Soy sauce / tamari (gluten-free) | 1 tsp | 5 ml | 25 ml | |
| Ginger, fresh | grated | 5 g | 25 g | |
| Peanuts | crushed | 20 g | 100 g | |
| Coriander leaves | leaves | 5 g | 25 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Salt smashed cucumber 10 minutes; drain.
Step 2: Warm sesame oil with ginger 20 seconds; pour over cucumber.
Step 3: Add vinegar, soy, peanuts and coriander.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
Low salt · 0.7 g per serving (low <1 g; moderate 1–1.8 g; high >1.8 g) · Salt guide
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
How we made it Ayurvedic
- FromRaw garlic and chilli oil→Towarm ginger–sesame oil
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