Spicy Egg and Cucumbers
A chilled Chinese-style salad of crisp salted cucumber and hard-boiled eggs in a spicy garlic, chili, soy, and rice-vinegar dressing.
Instructions
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Step 1
Bring enough water to cover the eggs to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Lower in the eggs, reduce to medium heat, and cook for 9 minutes.
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Step 2
Transfer the eggs to a mixing bowl of cold water and cool for 5 minutes. Peel and quarter them.
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Step 3
Set a colander over the mixing bowl. Toss the cucumber with the salt in the colander and leave it to drain for 10 minutes.
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Step 4
Drain the collected liquid and gently pat the cucumber dry.
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Step 5
Stir the garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili oil, sesame oil, and sugar together in the mixing bowl until the sugar dissolves.
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Step 6
Add the drained cucumber to the dressing and toss well. Add the quartered eggs and fold gently to coat without breaking them apart.
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Step 7
Scatter the scallion and sesame seed over the salad and serve chilled or at once.