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Mom’s Japanese Cucumbers

CategoryVegetable

DifficultyEasy

Yields1 serving

Mom’s Japanese Cucumbers

Recipe Ingredients

First of all, check if you have all the necessary ingredients for this recipe. Pay attention to the quantities!
  • 4 Japanese cucumbers, unpeeled, partially peeled in strips, or peeled
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground sea salt
  • 3 tbsp tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp soy sauce

Recipe Instructions

Next, follow the steps to finalize your dish and finally be able to enjoy it!

  1. Slice cucumbers with a mandoline, or as thin as you can.

  2. Sprinkle with salt and let sit for 20 minutes.

  3. Squeeze water out of cucumbers.

  4. In a small bowl, mix the rice vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce together until the sugar dissolves.

  5. Combine with the cucumbers and mix.

  6. Sprinkle with roasted white sesame seeds, if desired.

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