Grilled Strip Steaks with Smashed Cucumber Salad

Name: Grilled Strip Steaks with Smashed Cucumber Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 , English cucumbers, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch lengths; 3 1/2 teaspoons, Kosher salt, divided; 2 (1-pound), strip steaks, 1 inch thick, trimmed; 1/2 teaspoon, pepper; 4 teaspoons, seasoned rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons, soy sauce, divided; 2 teaspoons, toasted sesame oil; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1/2 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil; 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2019

SERVES4

TIME30 minutes

Grilled Strip Steaks with Smashed Cucumber Salad

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Lightly smashing the cucumbers speeds up the salting step that helps expel excess water and helps the cucumbers hold on to the dressing.

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