This beautiful cucumber salad coming from Japan is sweet, tangy, and crunchy. Can be served as an appetizer or a side dish!
Recipe by CookingTheGlobe on June 28, 2016
Prep time: PT10M
Total time: PT10M
Rating
4.94 stars (29 reviews)
Ingredients
1 large English cucumber or 2 Japanese cucumbers
1/2 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon sugar (, or more)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
Cuisine
Japanese
Steps
Thinly slice the cucumber. You can do it either by hand or using a food processor. Rub the slices with salt and drain for 5 minutes in a colander. Rinse under cold running water and squeeze them tightly to remove water. Set aside.
In a small bowl, mix the sugar, soy sauce, and rice vinegar until the sugar dissolves.
Add the dressing to the cucumber slices, sprinkle with sesame seeds and mix well. Enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 48 kcal
Reviews
Steven Burrell on 2020-10-07 (5 stars): I've never cooked before but I saw this recipe and though I'd try it along with your cucumber salad recipe as well and I'm happy to report they both came out perfect. Thanks so much for inspiration Igor! :)
The lighting was terrible but here is a picture of both!
https://i.imgur.com/LW3renW.png
Definitely going to try some more of your recipes soon!
Katherine L Benson on 2018-08-05 (5 stars): I served this with a teriyaki flank steak, stir fry sugar snap peas and sticky white rice....perfect!
Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Lorry on 2018-05-18 (5 stars): Oh my goodness, this is a wonderful dish! This recipe popped up in my Pinterest feed this morning. My husband literally just gave me a mandoline two days ago, and it made prepping the cucumbers so fast and easy -- so I was especially excited to try this. So light and refreshing. Thank you for this, Igor!
Laura | Wandercooks on 2016-07-05 (5 stars): Yum, we ate this all the time in Japan! I love the crunchy texture of the cucumbers and the gorgeous flavours of the dressing (and anything with sesame seeds automatically has my vote haha). Thanks for sharing!
Razena | Tantalisemytastebuds.com on 2016-07-05 (5 stars): I love using a pickled cucumber salad as a side dish with green bean stew or even fish cakes. I will give your recipe a go soon :)
Claudia | Gourmet Project on 2016-07-05 (5 stars): this salad wll be the leading star of my next meat free monday. pinning!
