Description
A standard, refreshing Korean side dish. Serve chilled.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds seedless cucumber, sliced paper-thin
- 1 ½ tablespoons sea salt
- ½ cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon rice wine
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 2 walnut halves, finely chopped (Optional)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 ½ teaspoons Korean red pepper powder
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place sliced cucumbers in a large bowl and sprinkle evenly with sea salt; allow liquid to drain from cucumbers
- about 15 minutes. Spoon cucumbers onto sheets of paper towels; wrap paper towels around cucumbers and wring out as much liquid as possible.
- Mix rice vinegar
- rice wine
- sesame oil
- honey
- lemon juice
- green onion
- sesame seeds
- walnuts
- garlic
- Korean red pepper powder
- and ground black pepper in a bowl; add cucumbers and toss. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors blend
- at least 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 6