Cucumber Salad Burns Fat While You Sleep! Healthy, Refreshing, and Low-Calorie
This cucumber salad is not only refreshing and full of flavor, but it also supports weight loss! Packed with low-calorie ingredients and metabolism-boosting spices, this salad is perfect for your dinner while you sleep off the fat!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: None
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: Serves 2-3 1x
- Category: Side dish
- Method: No-cook, chilled
- Cuisine: Asian-inspired
- Diet: Low Calorie
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- Salt, to taste
- 1 carrot, sliced thinly
- 2 green onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp tienchi ginseng (Panax notoginseng) powder
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (or rice vinegar)
Instructions
- Slice the cucumber and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for 10 minutes to draw out excess water.
- Slice the carrot and green onion finely. Add them to the cucumbers.
- In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, sugar, soy sauce, paprika, tienchi ginseng powder, and apple cider (or rice) vinegar.
- Pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss to coat evenly.
- Chill for a few minutes to blend the flavors, then serve cold.
Notes
- For a bit of spice, you can adjust the paprika level to your taste.
- Tienchi ginseng enhances the health benefits of this salad, offering additional metabolism-boosting properties.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg