Follow along with Susan Hay and certified cheese master Afrim Pristine, co-owner of Cheese Boutique, as he prepares a smashed cucumber salad with halloumi cheese.

Ingredients

4 x 1 inch thick pieces of halloumi cheese

1 cucumber butterflied

A few pinches white sugar

A few pinches Flaked salt

2 tsp sesame oil

3 tsp soy sauce

2 tsp rice wine vinegar

1 clove garlic finely chopped

2tsp chili oil

2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

A small handful of chopped cilantro

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, add salt, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar. Stir together until the sugar is dissolved than set aside

Lay the halved cucumber flesh side down on a cutting board

Make 4-5 slits along the side of the cucumber

With a large knife, press down and flatten the cucumber until it starts

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