Paleo Friendly Cucumber Kimchi Salad
Traditional cucumber kimchi requires soy sauce; this recipe omits it in favor of coconut aminos and fish sauce, making it soy free and Paleo friendly. It’s a tasty side that can be made in minutes! Not Paleo? See recipe notes for more common substitutions.
Servings Prep Time
6 5minutes
Passive Time
1hour
Servings Prep Time
6 5minutes
Passive Time
1hour
Ingredients
  • 1large Cucumber
  • 2 Scallions(White and green parts)
  • 1/2Small Onion
  • 3Tbsp coconut aminos
  • 1Tbsp Fish sauce
  • 2Tsp Red pepper powder(Gochugaru – Korean)
  • 2Tsp sesame oil
  • 1Tbsp Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
  1. Prepare the vegetables: slice cucumber in half lengthwise, the slice into thin half moons about 1/8″ to 1/4″. Cut onion in half and slice thinly. Cut scallions on a diagonal into 1/4″ pieces, both white and green parts.
  2. Throw veggies into a medium container with a lid. Add all dry and wet seasonings. Give it a good stir, then close the lid and shake well to combine all the flavors.
  3. Refrigerate for an hour or longer so the flavors will meld together. Give it another shake before serving. Sprinkle on more sesame seeds as garnish so it looks festive and pretty.
Recipe Notes

Substitutions: This recipe was made to be Paleo, using coconut aminos instead of soy sauce. If you decide to use soy sauce, skip the fish sauce and use just 2 tbsp of soy sauce. Coconut aminos is much more mild and less salty in flavor than soy sauce, so you don’t really need the fish sauce if using soy. You’ll want to add about 1/2 to 1 tsp of white sugar since soy sauce doesn’t have a sweet flavor like coconut aminos. If you can’t find Korean red pepper powder (gochugaru), you can use regular red pepper flakes. Give it a quick grind in a coffee or spice grinder to break it down a bit. However, it won’t be as tasty or authentic as the real thing! I would recommend you get the gochugaru. It’s really tasty in lots of other recipes.

Red Boat Fish Sauce: You can use any fish sauce for this recipe but Red Boat comes very highly recommended by the Paleo community because it’s minimally processed and uses just a few ingredients without all the added preservatives, coloring, and other baddies.

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