Appetizer for 4

Chiu Chow Smacked Cucumber

Name: Chiu Chow Smacked Cucumber
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cucumber; 1 clove garlic finely chopped; 2 tsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2 tsp rice vinegar; 1 1/2 tsp chilli oil plus extra to serve (optional)

$1.13for 410 minServes 4

Smacked cucumber pieces are coated with garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and optional chili oil.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale

Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cucumbers, 1$0.89 each typical	1	$0.89Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, a little$0.60 each typical	a little	$0.04Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$1.13

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarSoy sauceVinegar

Not included in the cost.

10 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

Chinese Vegetarian Vegan Dairy-free Budget Appetizers Side dishes Snacks Back to school

Typical price

$0.28 per serving$1.13 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 cucumber
1 clove garlic finely chopped
2 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 1/2 tsp chilli oil plus extra to serve (optional)

Steps

Place the cucumber on a cutting board and lightly smack it until cracked, then cut it into chunks.
Stir the garlic, sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chili oil in a bowl.
Toss the cucumber chunks with the dressing.
Rest the salad for 5 minutes before serving.