Quick and Easy Asian Sesame Cucumber Salad

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Description

A chilled sesame salad of spiralized cucumber. It reminds me of the seaweed salad you get at Japanese restaurants, but just cucumbers.

Ingredients

  • 2 English cucumbers, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon salt, divided, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons garlic-seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • ΒΌ teaspoon toasted sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Cut cucumbers into long
  2. thin noodle shapes using a spiralizer set to the thinnest setting.
  3. Place cucumber noodles in a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss until combined. Let cucumber stand until moisture is drawn out
  4. about 30 minutes.
  5. Whisk rice vinegar
  6. sesame oil
  7. soy sauce
  8. and sugar together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add cucumber; toss gently until coated. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 4

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