The best Asian Cucumber Salad with cucumbers, avocado, green onion, and a delicious sesame dressing. It’s vegan, gluten-free, and perfect as a light side dish for any meal.
Serve this alongside one of these popular recipes: chicken stir fry, coconut curry chicken, or chicken chow mein.
The Best Asian Cucumber Salad
Growing up, my mom always made a simple cucumber and tomato salad with fresh garden veggies, seasoned with lemon, salt, and pepper. Over time, I’ve found lots of yummy variations, but my favorite is this Asian Cucumber Salad. It’s super easy, delicious, light, and goes great with so many dishes, like Asian ground turkey.
This recipe is quick and has the best simple dressing. Even though it’s typically served as a side dish at my place, I always end up filling most of my plate with it—I can never get enough!
How To Make Asian Cucumber Salad
- Combine Vegetables: Mix sliced cucumbers, chopped avocado, and sliced green onions in a bowl. Use a mandolin slicer for quick and even slices of your cucumbers.
- Prepare Dressing: Whisk together sesame oil, white wine vinegar, sugar, sesame seeds, and optional red pepper flakes; season with salt and pepper.
- Toss Salad: Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Rest and Serve: Let the salad sit briefly to bring flavors together, then serve fresh.
Storage
Storage Tips
To store your Asian Cucumber Salad, use an airtight container and refrigerate it immediately. For the best flavor and texture, enjoy the salad within 1-2 hours.
If you need to store it longer, keep the dressing separate and mix just before serving to prevent sogginess. Before serving, give the salad a quick toss and add a bit more dressing to freshen it up.
You can make this sesame dressing up to 3 days in advance to make your prep even quicker!
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Asian Cucumber Salad
Ingredients
- 4 heaping cups Persian cucumbers thinly sliced (or English cucumbers)
- 3/4 cup chopped avocado (~1 small ripe avocado)
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions (white parts only; about 4 onions)
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional (increase or decrease for personal spice preference)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the cucumber if desired. I like to leave the peels on for flavor and nutrients.
- Thinly slice the cucumbers. (Use a box grater with a vegetable slicing surface, a mandolin slicer, or a knife). Add the sliced cucumbers to a large bowl.
- Chop the avocado, thinly slice the green onions and add to the salad.
- In a Mason jar, combine the sesame oil, white wine vinegar, sugar, sesame seeds, and red pepper flakes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place lid on and shake to combine.
- Pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning to preference.
- For optimal flavors, let stand for about 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently, before serving.
- Salad is best enjoyed within 1-2 hours of being made.
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Nutrition
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I absolutely love cucumber salads! This Asian version looks amazing Chelsea! Pinned
Wow, what a gorgeous and colorful salad! You’re right, sometimes simple things are the best. So are family recipes! Pinned!
Very Beautiful. I love all these ingredients and they should make a wonderful salad.
Love how fresh and bright this salad is, Chelsea! It’s a perfect way to brighten up sad wintery days. 😀
I love your “less is more” take on this salad! While it’s still the middle of winter here, I think I’ll make this salad soon because it makes me think of fresh, light meals on warmer days! Pinned!
this looks delicious Chelsea! I am definitely going to try this 😉 YUMM pinned!
This salad looks so fresh and delicipus. I would even add some feta cheese to it! Pinned for later!
YUM! I bet it’s delicious!! I’m going to put it on my list to make!! 🙂
This salad is making me crave summer!! I love how fresh and light it is!
I’ve never had a cucumber salad, so I’m loving the looks of this! So fresh. And I love how easy this is to whip up, too! Pinned!