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Cucumber Salad made Japanese Style
Rini
Japanese Cucumber Salad made with mirin
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Prep Time
1
minute
min
Cook Time
9
minutes
mins
Total Time
10
minutes
mins
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Japanese
Servings
2
people
Calories
84
kcal
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
1
Japanese Cucumber
Or English Cucumber
1/4
cup
Mirin
Sub with Rice Vinegar)
2
tsp
sugar
1/8
tsp
salt
optional
3
tsp
sesame seeds
4
slices
ginger
thinly sliced, peeled
Instructions
In a small glass bottle, add the Mirin and ginger. Marinate overnight
Cut the cucumber in half, lengthwise
Using the potato peeler, create thin strips of cucumber.
Peel the cucumber, leaving alternating green strips.
Place the peels on a paper towel to soak up the moisture
Combine the ginger-soaked Mirin, sugar and salt and stir well.
Heat a pan but add no oil to it.
Add the sesame seeds and then toss lightly until light brown in color
In a mixing bowl, add the cucumber strips, Mirin mixture and sesame seeds.
Toss lightly using a pair of chopsticks
Serve the cucumber salad immediately
Notes
I highly recommend the marinating of ginger and mirin
Nutrition
Serving:
2
g
Calories:
84
kcal
Carbohydrates:
18
g
Fat:
1
g
Sodium:
372
mg
Potassium:
41
mg
Sugar:
11
g
Vitamin A:
30
IU
Vitamin C:
0.7
mg
Calcium:
29
mg
Iron:
0.4
mg
Keyword
cucumber salad, easy cucumber recipes, japanese style cucumber salad
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