Japanese Cucumber Salad With Vinegar Recipes

Steps:

• Place Persian cucumbers in a bowl; add salt and mix well. Let sit until cucumbers release their juices, about 10 minutes. Squeeze excess juice from cucumbers and drain.
• Whisk rice vinegar, white sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; pour over cucumbers. Marinate for 30 minutes. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Steps:

• Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice crosswise into very thin slices.
• In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well. Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• If using bonito flakes, in a bowl stir together flakes, vinegar, and soy sauce and let stand 1 hour.
• Peel and seed cucumbers and diagonally cut into 1/8- to 1/4-inch-thick slices. In a colander set over a bowl toss cucumbers with salt and drain 30 minutes. Rinse cucumbers well and pat dry. Pour bonito mixture through a fine sieve into a large bowl and toss liquid with cucumbers and 1 tablespoon sugar; if not using bonito flakes, toss cucumbers with vinegar, soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste. With scissors cut nori lengthwise into thin strips.
• Serve salad garnished with nori strips.

Steps:

• Partially peel cucumbers lengthwise, leaving thin green stripes around the cucumber. Halve cucumbers lengthwise. Scoop seeds from cucumber halves with a spoon. Discard seeds. Slice cucumbers thinly and put in a bowl. Add salt to cucumber and mix with hand until cucumber is limp; set aside for 45 minutes.
• Transfer cucumbers to a strainer and squeeze as much liquid out as possible.
• Mix lemon juice, sugar, and vinegar together in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves. Add the drained cucumber and toss to coat. Spoon into small bowls and top each portion with toasted sesame seeds.

Steps:

• If using English or regular cucumbers, they need to be peeled, cut lengthwise, seeded and sliced into thin half moons.
• In a large bowl, combine cucumbers, salt and pepper, mix well.
• Add sugar(or honey), soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil and mix well.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds and mix.
• Let marinate for 20 minutes before serving.
• Adjust seasonings before serving.

Steps:

• Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chile paste, and salt together in a bowl. Add cucumbers and stir to coat. Allow salad to marinate for 30 minutes before serving at room temperature.