Sunomono Salad – Spicy Cucumber Salad
the better your sunomono.
Ingredients
- 2 Japanese or Persian cucumbers or 1 English cucumber
- 2 small or 1 large jalapeno
ALT: serranos or thai pepper - 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 C rice vinegar
- 1 TBL sugar
- 2 tsp grated ginger
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Step by Step
- Slice cucumbers and peppers as thin as you can.
A mandolin makes this an easy task for the cukes. - Remove as many pepper seeds as you are able
- Toss both in salt, and let it sit for 10 minutes in a colander (on a plate or in the sink).
- Meanwhile, heat vinegar in the microwave for 10 seconds only
- Mix rice vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together until sugar dissolves.
- Rinse cukes and peppers, then squeeze water from cucumbers and discard
- Add vinegar mixture, ginger and sesame seeds and mix well.
- Refrigerate and let marinate for a minimum of 1 hour. Serve cold
