Kyuri No Sunome
(Japanese Cucumber Salad)
Bites Of Asia
(Yield: 6 Servings)
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Recipe
Ingredietns:
5 Medium cucumbers (seeded)
2 tsps Salt
1/2 cup Lemon juice
1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 tsp MSG (optional)
1 tbsp White wine vinegar
2 tsps Sesame seeds (toasted)
Preparation:
1. Peel cucumbers lengthwise, leaving
thin green stripes. Slice very thinly into a large glass or stainless steel bowl. Add salt
and mix with hand until cucumber slices are quite limp. Set aside for 45 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, mix lemon juice, sugar, MSG
and white wine vinegar. Transfer cucumbers to a strainer and squeeze as much liquid as
possible out of the cucumbers. Discard salt water.
3. Add cucumbers to the lemon juice
mixture. Ground the toasted sesame seeds and stir into the salad. Serve. |