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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!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 30 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- 5 g dried seaweed wakame mix
- 2 tsp salt
Amazu
- 2 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp mirin
- 2 tsp ususkuchi soy sauce
- Sesame seeds to sprinkle
Instructions
Amazu
- Combine all Amazu ingredients in a small bowl, stir them, and set aside.
Cup of Yum
Preparing cucmbers
- Wash and slice the cucumbers 2mm(0.078inch) thick.
- Place the sliced cucumbers into a small bowl and sprinkle the 2tsp of salt.
- Toss the cucumbers and salt in order to coat the cucumbers evenly with salt.
- Leave the cucumber with salt for 10 minutes to get the water out of the cucumbers.
- Place the dried seaweed in a small bowl with 2 cups of water and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Drain and squeeze the water out of the cucumber and seaweed.
- Place the cucumber and seaweed in a mixing bowl and pour Amazu vinegar mixture over the cucumber.
- Serve it in a small bowl and sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Notes
- Other vinegars can be replaced - white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, wine vinegar but each different vinegar will taste differently.
- Vietnamese cucumbers or continental cucumbers are recommended to use for this recipe.
- Wakame seaweed can be replaced with bits of cooked octopus, and Shirasu baby fish (cooked and dried)
- Instead of sprinkling white sesame seeds, garnish with finely chopped ginger is delicious too.
Nutrition Information
Calories
30kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0g
(0%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
2723mg
(113%)
Potassium
204mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
110IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
4.8mg
(5%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 30
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 30kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 2723mg | 113% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 110IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 4.8mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.