Cucumber Salad with Sweet Mirin and Sesame Seed Oil
Ingredients:
2 seedless cucumbers, thinly sliced
1 shallot, thinly sliced
sea salt
1 Tbs. minced ginger
1/2 cup rice vinegar
3/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbs. sweet mirin
1 tsp. sesame seed oil
Toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- Place sliced cucumbers into a colander and sprinkle generously with sea salt; allow to sit for 15-20 minutes
- Rinse off cucumbers and press liquid out (I used a plate)
- Place cucumbers into a mixing bowl and add the sliced shallot
- To make the vinaigrette, whisk together the ginger, rice vinegar, olive oil, sweet mirin, and sesame seed oil
- Toss cucumbers and vinaigrette together; cover and allow to sit for at least 30 minutes before serving
- Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds to serve
