15 Easy Japanese Salad Recipes for Summer | Chef JA Cooks

cucumbers

🥗Healthier: English cucumbers

💰Cheaper: pickling cucumbers

English cucumbers have fewer seeds and a thinner skin.

rice vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a different flavor profile with potential health benefits.

Wash the cucumber, cut off the ends, and slice it thinly using a slicer.

Place the slices in a medium bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let the cucumbers sit for about 5 minutes.

While the cucumbers are sitting, take a small bowl and soak the dried wakame seaweed in cold water for about 5 minutes until it is rehydrated. Drain the seaweed completely.

Once the cucumbers have sat for 5 minutes, remove any excess water and add rice vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce to the bowl. Toss the cucumbers well with the seasoning.

Finally, add the rehydrated wakame seaweed to the bowl and toss everything together.

Sprinkle toasted white sesame seeds over the salad.

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