Cucumber Sunomono 胡瓜の酢の物

Japanese cucumber salad is a refreshing, light, and delicious side dish. It is made from thinly sliced cucumber marinated in rice vinegar so it is very healthy!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• 5 g dried seaweed (wakame mix)
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 2 tsp mirin
• 2 tsp ususkuchi soy sauce
• sesame seeds to sprinkle

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Amazu ---
2. 2Combine all Amazu ingredients in a small bowl, stir them, and set aside.
3. 3--- Preparing cucmbers ---
4. 4Wash and slice the cucumbers 2mm(0.078inch) thick.
5. 5Place the sliced cucumbers into a small bowl and sprinkle the 2tsp of salt.
6. 6Toss the cucumbers and salt in order to coat the cucumbers evenly with salt.
7. 7Leave the cucumber with salt for 10 minutes to get the water out of the cucumbers.
8. 8Place the dried seaweed in a small bowl with 2 cups of water and set aside for 10 minutes.
9. 9Drain and squeeze the water out of the cucumber and seaweed.
10. 10Place the cucumber and seaweed in a mixing bowl and pour Amazu vinegar mixture over the cucumber.
11. 11Serve it in a small bowl and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.