Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad)

Thin cucumber slices in a light sweet and sour rice vinegar dressing with sesame seeds.

TIME BREAKDOWN
Prep: 25 min
Total: 25 minutes
Vegetarian
✅
Nuts
❌
Serves
4 people
Difficulty
Very Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 cucumbers, halved lengthways, deseeded and very thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 1cm fresh root ginger, finely grated

Method

  1. Toss the cucumber with the salt and leave for 15 minutes. Squeeze out as much water as you can with your hands.

  2. Mix the rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger until the sugar has dissolved.

  3. Toss the cucumber with the dressing, divide between small bowls and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Serve chilled.