Crunchy Cucumber and Carrot Sticks with Sesame Soy Dip
Crisp chilled vegetable batons with a quick creamy sesame-soy dip — a refreshing, crunchy afternoon snack.

Total
10 min
Prep
10 min
Serves
1
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Recipe serves 1
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber, cut into sticks
- 2 carrot, cut into sticks
- 1 tsp tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tbsp tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp tsp honey
- 1 tsp tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp tsp gochugaru (chili flakes)(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Cut cucumber and carrots into even batons and chill in ice water for 5 minutes; drain well.
- 2
Whisk soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, and gochugaru in a small bowl.
- 3
Sprinkle vegetables with sesame seeds and serve alongside the dip.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
130
7% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 18 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Sodium | 640 mg |
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