Chinese home cooking

Cucumber and Ham Salad

Name: Cucumber and Ham Salad
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: cucumber; ham; onion; cooked peanuts; garlic; dried chiles; sesame seeds; hot oil; 2 spoonfuls light soy sauce; 2–3 spoonfuls vinegar; 1/2 spoonful sugar; 1/2 spoonful oyster sauce; a little salt; a little MSG; sesame oil

黄瓜拌火腿

Smashed cucumber, ham, onion and peanuts are mixed with a garlic-chile vinegar dressing.

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Published 2026-10-12

Cucumber chunks, pink ham pieces and peanuts in a salad. — Cucumber and Ham Salad

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Ingredients

Quantities are included where specified in the original recipe.

cucumber
ham
onion
cooked peanuts
garlic
dried chiles
sesame seeds
hot oil
2 spoonfulslight soy sauce
2–3 spoonfulsvinegar
1/2 spoonfulsugar
1/2 spoonfuloyster sauce
a littlesalt
a littleMSG
sesame oil

Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.

Step-by-Step Instructions

01
Put garlic, dried chiles and sesame seeds in a bowl and pour over hot oil. Mix in light soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce, salt, MSG and sesame oil.
02
Smash cucumber and cut into diamond-shaped pieces. Slice ham and thinly slice onion.
03
Combine cucumber, ham, onion and cooked peanuts. Add the dressing and toss.

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Cooking Method

Cold Tossing

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