Updated 3rd September 2026
Recipe: Smacked cucumber edamame salad
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This smacked cucumber and edamame salad is the perfect snack to support your gut health and stay hydrated, and it comes together in 5 minutes.
Cucumbers and edamame are packed with potassium, which works alongside the sodium in soy sauce to pull moisture straight into your cells. Even smacking the cucumber serves a purpose, breaking down the plant cell walls to release that trapped juice and help your gut digest it with ease.
Add in 18 g of plant protein from the edamame and prebiotic fuel for your gut microbes from garlic and spring onions, and you’ve got a delicious, healthy, and hydrating snack.
Serves: 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients
1 cucumber
150 g edamame beans
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp black sesame seeds
1 tsp white sesame seeds
1 garlic clove, grated
1 spring onion, thinly sliced
Method
Bash the whole cucumber a few times with a rolling pin or the back of a knife until it cracks, then chop into bite-sized chunks.
Mix the cucumber and edamame with the chili flakes, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, and garlic in a bowl.
Scatter over the sesame seeds and spring onion, then serve. Enjoy!
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