Japanese sesame cucumber salad

Name: Japanese sesame cucumber salad
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, sliced paper thin; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated; 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 spring onions, finely sliced

Thin cucumber ribbons in a sharp rice vinegar dressing, cool and crunchy beside any main.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.35 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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2cucumberssliced paper thin
1 tspsalt
3 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tspfresh gingerfinely grated
1 tbspsesame seedstoasted
2spring onionsfinely sliced

Method

1
Toss the cucumber with the salt in a bowl and leave for 10 minutes.
10 min
2
Squeeze out the water with your hands and pat dry.
3
Whisk the vinegar, tamari and ginger.
4
Toss the cucumber in the dressing and pile onto a plate.
5
Scatter with sesame seeds and spring onions. Serve cold.

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