# @thekoreanvegan on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdpfrL_hpyo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/70922980-thekoreanvegan-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/01ed36f249.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-23T23:30:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean Vegan (@thekoreanvegan) — https://gondola.cc/thekoreanvegan

## Caption

2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons gochujang
2 ½ tablespoons gochugaru
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons of your favorite sweetener (maple syrup, plum syrup, brown rice syrup, etc.)
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
3 Korean or 6 Persian cucumbers (~about 500 grams1 pound)
Hot water
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2/3 cup (~130 grams) julienned onion
2 scallions (~30 grams) green onions, chopped

1.	Make the sauce: Iin a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, gochujang, gochugaru, garlic, 1 tbsp sugar, sweetener, sesame seeds, and sesame oil. Place the sauce in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
2.	While the sauce is chilling, make the salad: Prepare an ice bath. Wwash your cucumbers and slice them into 1/8 inch thick pieces. Place them in a bowl and pour hot water into the bowl until the cucumbers are completely submerged. Allow them to soak in the hot water for 1 minute. Drain the cucumbers and place the them in the ice bath for another minute, until the cucumbers are bright green. Drain and place back in the bowl, together with sea the salt and  1 tablespoon of sugar. Toss to coat and set aside for 10 minutes.
3.	Drain the liquid that has collected in the bowl of cucumbers (no need to rinse). Gently pat them dry with a kitchen towel (no need to squeeze). Dry the bowl that was just emptied and place the cucumbers back in the bowl, together with the julienned onion, scallions, and sauce. Stir until the cucumbers are evenly coated. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 10 days.

#koreanfood #cucumbersalad

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