Kyuri no Sunomono cucumber salad with vinegar soy sauce Tender sliced cucumber salad with a special sweet and sour sauce. One of popular salad recipes in the Japanese kitchen. Course Salad Main Ingredient cucumber Method Mixing Taste Sweet, Sour Season Year Round Time (min.) Cooking / Prep. 10 / 10 Serves 4 persons Ingredients Main Ingredients 3 pieces cucumber some ginger Vinegar sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons brown rice vinegar 5 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons Dashi soup 5 tablespoons mirin 5 tablespoons soy sauce When to bring a special sauce: Note to bring the prepared sauce to the sliced cucumber right before serving. Otherwise, the cucumber may get too tender and/or color changed. Recipe Procedure: Slice ginger into pieces. Set aside. Mix brown rice vinegar, sugar, dashi, mirin and soy sace to prepare a special sauce. Set aside. Slice cucumber into thin pieces. Add 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt to them, and crumple by hands until they get tender. Gently press excess water out. Bring the prepared sauce. Finish: Serve them in small dishes with the sliced ginger on top. Home | About | Recipes | Glossaries | Links | Contact Terms of Use website design : microworks © Taste of Zen