Japanese-Style Cucumber Salad

Name: Japanese-Style Cucumber Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 large thumb-size piece of ginger; 1 stick lemongrass; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; A few drops of soy sauce; 3 kirby cucumbers or 1 large English or Japanese cucumber; a handful of cilantro leaves; A handful of mint leaves

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Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
4 servings
Calories
223 kcal
Course
Salad
Cuisine
Japanese

Japanese-Style Cucumber Salad

Iris Warren

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This Japanese-style cucumber salad, called sunomono, is one of the simplest summer salads. All it takes is cucumbers, vinegar, oil, ginger, and lemongrass to start the conversation.

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Ingredients

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For the ginger dressing

6 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 large thumb-size piece of ginger peeled and finely grated or cut into very fine slivers
1 stick lemongrass outer leaves removed, inner ones finely chopped (optional)
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
A few drops of soy sauce to taste

For the cucumber salad

3 kirby cucumbers or 1 large English or Japanese cucumber unpeeled but rinsed
a handful of cilantro leaves roughly chopped or left whole
A handful of mint leaves roughly chopped or ripped into pieces

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Instructions

Make the ginger dressing

Mix everything together in a bowl. Taste and adjust the ingredients accordingly. (You can cover and refrigerate for up to several hours before the ginger flavor will become really quite pronounced.)

Make the cucumber salad

Thinly slice the cucumber(s) lengthwise, either with a mandoline, a handheld slicer, or one of those cheap old potato peelers. Basically you want to get very thin ribbons of cucumber.
Place the ribbons on a plate or platter and spread them out. (You can cover and refrigerate for up to several hours.) Sprinkle with some ripped up fresh mint and cilantro and drizzle generously with the ginger dressing.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1serving Calories 223kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Monounsaturated Fat 15g Sodium 5mg (0%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%)