Japanese pickled cucumber is a quick and easy side dish that is extremely healthy and bursting with flavor!
Ingredients
- Persian cucumbers: 1 pound (sliced)
- salt: 1 tsp
- rice vinegar: 0.66667 cup
- white sugar: 0.25 cup
- soy sauce: 1 tsp
- sesame oil: 1 tsp
- sesame seeds: 2 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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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.
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Whisk together rice vinegar, white sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; pour over cucumbers. Marinate for 30 minutes. Garnish with sesame seeds.
