Japanese cucumber salad

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2Japanese cucumbers
7tablespoonsWhite vinegar
3tablespoonsSugar
½tablespoonSoy sauce
½tablespoonGrated ginger
1pinchMSG (optional)
Salt

Directions

DRESSING

1. Slice cucumbers as thin as possible 2. Place them in a bowl with 2 T salt and let stand 1 hour.

3.Meanwhile, bring all the other ingredients to a boil, except ginger.Let cool.

4. Wash the salt off the cucumbers and squeeze the liquid out.

5. Pour dressing on cucumbers and stir in the grated ginger.

Note: you may add cooked shrimp to this salad.

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky <miriamp@...> on Jul 15, 1997