Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad

Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad is a salad recipe ready in 25 min. It makes 4 servings, each 180 kcal with 4 g protein. Beginner level, 10 ingredients.

Recipe by @essen_paradies, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 25 min12 min hands-on
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 180kcal a serving
  • 4 gprotein
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Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad

What is Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad

A crunchy salad of cucumber, carrot and red onion in a sesame, soy and rice vinegar dressing.

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How to make Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad

Tips from the cook

  • Slice everything thin and even so the dressing coats every bite.
  • Watery cucumbers? Salt them lightly, let them sit briefly and drain before dressing.
  • Toast the sesame seeds in a dry pan for more flavour; roasted peanuts or cashews add crunch.
  • Add cooked noodles to turn it into a light noodle salad.
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Meal prep and storage

Keeps 2–3 days in the fridge but softens. To make ahead, keep the dressing apart and mix just before serving.

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Sesame Cucumber Carrot Salad substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Red onion2 options
  • Spring onion (white part), thin use 2 spring onions per 1/4 red onion

    Milder; still allium.

  • Leave out leave out (optional salad garnish only)
Sesame oil2 options
  • Neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed) 1:1

    Loses the toasted nutty flavour in dressings.

  • Peanut oil (not for peanut allergy) 1:1

    Still contains peanuts.

Soy sauce2 options
  • Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1

    Still soy.

    Still contains soy.

  • Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)

    Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.

Sesame seeds2 options
  • Leave out (garnish only) leave out (garnish only)
  • Poppy seeds 1:1

    Different flavour.

Chilli flakes2 options
  • Leave out (optional heat, 1/4 tsp) leave out (optional heat only)
  • Sweet paprika for colour same amount

    No heat.

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