Tiktok Cucumber Salad

The viral Tiktok Cucumber Salad that seems like it’s pretty much everywhere thanks to the Tiktok cucumber guy.

Summertime is all about cold salads and food that doesn’t make you overheat. Cucumber salad fits perfectly into that category and it’s no surprise that it’s viral. He’s created a whole cucumber community. I hope cucumbers won’t start selling out at the grocery store.

Who is the TikTok cucumber guy?

Logan Moffitt–aka @logagm–is a seemingly normal dude from Canada who loves to eat cucumbers and kimchi. A lot of his videos are of him making kimchi or eating Korean food, especially cold Korean noodles. Even before he made this cucumber salad, I came across his Tiktoks. He does collabs with K-POP bands and other viral Tiktokers. He was pretty popular before the cucumber thing, but now he’s even more popular. His cucumber videos are in the millions. Not just the one video, every single cucumber video has millions, even up to 10s of millions of views. People really, really love his cucumber salads.

What is the viral cucumber guy recipe?

I’m not certain, but the very first cucumber recipe I saw Logan make was a classic garlicky, soy-sesame cucumber salad. It’s savory, a tiny bit sweet, crunchy, and super refreshing. It’s where I first heard his what seems to be catchphrase: “Sometimes you just NEED to eat a whole cucumber.” I mean, he’s not wrong!

How to make the Tiktok cucumber guy salad

1. Slice – thinly slice your cucumber. Use a mandolin if you have one, it makes slicing cucumbers a breeze. Slice them right into a deli quart container.
   
2. Add – add soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, fish sauce, sugar, MSG, grated garlic, sliced green onions, and toasted sesame seeds to the cucumber slices.
   
3. Toss – put the lid on your container and shake until mixed.
   
4. Enjoy – take off the lid and enjoy the cucumber salad right out of the deli container, using chopsticks for maximum enjoyment, just like Logan.

Ingredients for Tiktok cucumber salad

• cucumber – you need a cucumber and it’s got to be a whole seedless English cucumber, aka the cucumbers you see at the grocery store.
• soy sauce – soy sauce is going to add saltiness and umami. Use whatever brand you have at home, hopefully, it’s naturally brewed.
• toasted sesame oil – it’s got to be toasted sesame oil, not un-toasted. Toasted sesame oil is nutty, aromatic, and so delicious.
• fish sauce – fish sauce is going to add an extra boost of flavor. Fish sauce is truly the best and I love that there’s a viral recipe that has fish sauce it in.
• sugar – just a little bit of sugar is going to balance out the savoriness of all the umami-forward ingredients and make it so you just can’t stop eating cucumbers.
• MSG – a lil sprinkle of MSG is going to make this cucumber salad even more addictive. There is so much misinformation and literature on MSG out there.  but all you need to know is: it’s naturally derived and exists in tomatoes and parmesan cheese and you eat it all the time. If you don’t have any MSG in your pantry, I recommend the Ajinomoto panda because it’s so cute.
• garlic – garlic and cucumbers just go together.
• green onions – green onions add a fresh, slightly sharp bite.
• toasted sesame seeds – toasted sesame seeds for crunch and nuttiness.

Equipment needed for Tiktok cucumber salad

The truth is, you don’t need any special equipment to make this cucumber salad, but if you want to do it like the kids, here’s what you’re going to get:

• deli quart containers with lids – I love quart containers for storing leftovers and they truly are amazing for shaking up a whole cucumber salad. These deli containers are the most popular on Amazon and they have great reviews.
• mandolin – if you’re going to be eating a lot of sliced cucumber salads, do yourself a favor and get a mandolin. Just make sure you watch your fingertips as you’re slicing. We have trusty OXO Good Grips one but I’ve always wanted a classic Japanese Benriner. Benriners are beloved by those in the food industry because they’re no nonsense, sharp, and boast a minimalist aesthetic.
• microplane – a microplane will give you tiny little gratings of garlic, which is perfect for distribution in your salad. To be honest, we almost always use a garlic press, but this little ginger and garlic grater is SO CUTE, I kind of want it. Update: Mike got it for me and I love it!

Cucumber salad variations

Cucumber guy has gone viral for the recipe in this post, but since he has a whole cucumber community, he has SO MANY other cucumber recipes. It’s cucumber of the day, every day. Every single recipe starts with a while cucumber, a mandolin, and a deli quart container. The cucumber possibilities are endless.

Other cucumber salads

• Watermelon Salad with Feta, Cucumbers, and Herbs
• Sunomono Japanese Cucumber Salad
• Chinese Cucumber Avocado Salad
• Miso Smashed Cucumber and Green Bean Salad Recipe

That’s it! I can attest to the deliciousness of this salad! I love cucumbers in all formats and this salad is a winner: crunchy, cold, savory, and super satisfying.

Happy cucumber-ing!
xoxo steph

TikTok Cucumber Guy Recipe

The viral cucumber salad from tiktok

Serves 1

4.77 from 17 votes

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 0 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber sliced
• 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• sprinkle msg
• 1 clove garlic grated
• 2 green onions sliced
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

• Use a mandolin to directly slice the cucumber into a deli quart container. Alternatively, use a knife to thinly slice a cucumber and place it in a bowl.
  
• Add the soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, fish sauce, sugar, MSG, garlic, green onions, and toasted sesame seeds to the container (or bowl).
  
• Place the lid on the container and shake until the cucumber slices are coated evenly with all the ingredients. If your cucumbers are in a bowl, toss well.
  
• Enjoy immediately, or place in the fridge and marinate for a couple of hours then enjoy. The cucumbers will be crunchier the faster you eat the salad, so if you want a fresh cucumber salad, enjoy immediately. If you want more of a quick pickled cucumber salad, let marinate for 1-2 hours before enjoying.
  

Estimated Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

TikTok Cucumber Guy Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 206 Calories from Fat 155

% Daily Value*

Fat 17.2g26%

Saturated Fat 2.5g16%

Cholesterol 0.01mg0%

Sodium 1822mg79%

Potassium 192mg5%

Carbohydrates 10.8g4%

Fiber 1.9g8%

Sugar 6.3g7%

Protein 5.7g11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.