Ingredients:
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 pound cucumbers
½ teaspoon salt
1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
¼ teaspoon instant *Dashi granules (optional; available in many grocery stores)
1 teaspoon sesame oil, or to taste
Instructions:
- In a dry heavy skillet, toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until golden. Let cool.
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Cut cucumbers into very thin slices. Sprinkle with salt and drain in a colander 10 minutes.
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In a bowl stir together vinegar and dashi granules until granules are dissolved. Add cucumber and oil, tossing to coat.
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Serve at room temperature or chilled, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
*The most common form of dashi is a simple broth or fish stock.
You can use any variety of cucumber for this salad, but the long, thin Japanese or English cucumbers have thin skins, and fewer seeds.
Sesame Cucumber Salad
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 pound cucumbers
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon instant *Dashi granules (optional; available in many grocery stores)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil, or to taste
Instructions
- In a dry heavy skillet, toast sesame seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until golden. Let cool.
- Cut cucumbers into very thin slices. Sprinkle with salt and drain in a colander 10 minutes.
- In a bowl stir together vinegar and dashi granules until granules are dissolved. Add cucumber and oil, tossing to coat.
- Serve at room temperature or chilled, sprinkled with sesame seeds.
- *The most common form of dashi is a simple broth or fish stock.
- You can use any variety of cucumber for this salad, but the long, thin Japanese or English cucumbers have thin skins, and fewer seeds.
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