Cucumber and Wakame Seaweed Sunomono

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp dried Wakame seaweed
• 2 Japanese or 3 Persian cucumbers
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/4 tsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sesame oil (optional)
• 1 tsp sesame seeds

Instructions

1. 1

   Hydrate dried Wakame seaweed in water for 10 minutes. Drain water and squeeze water out from Wakame.

2. 2

   Slice cucumbers as thin as you can. Stir in salt, and let sit for 5 minutes. Squeeze water out from cucumbers.

3. 3

   In a small bowl, mix rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil together until sugar dissolves.

4. 4

   Add vinegar mixture and sesame seeds to prepared cucumbers and Wakame and mix well.