Cucumber, basil and baby eggplant salad

Cucumber, basil and baby eggplant salad

Appetizers

A refreshing salad of cucumber, basil, and small eggplants, seasoned with chili pepper and dried salted fish, to be served immediately.

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Kinohut sangup is a simple salad, made with cucumbers and small grilled eggplants. The addition of salted fish or dried anchovies gives it a distinctive flavour.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodDry grilling
  • Estimated cost$11.75 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.79
  • $2.92
  • $8.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh from the cucumber, scraping it away. ≈ 3 min
  2. Roast the small eggplants in the oven, without oil, until they are tender.
  3. Grill the salted fish or anchovies.
  4. Combine all the ingredients. ≈ 4 min
  5. Season to taste with salt, a flavor enhancer, or sugar, depending on your preference. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cucumber, basil and baby eggplant salad

  • 1 cucumber$0.79
  • small eggplants (also known as terung pipit)$2.92
  • Salted fish or dried anchovies (fish roe)$8.04

Total$11.75

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • basil leaves, to taste
  • small eggplants (also known as terung pipit)
  • Salted fish or dried anchovies (fish roe)
  • Hot pepper (chili padi), to taste
  • salt, a flavour enhancer, or sugar, to taste

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