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Asian Cucumber Ribbon Salad

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Asian Cucumber Ribbon SaladRomulo Yanes
Cooks' note:

• Do not let dressed cucumber salad stand more than 20 minutes before serving, or it will become soggy.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    25 min

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
1 1/2 English cucumbers (1 1/4 lb total), halved crosswise

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring vinegar and sugar to a simmer, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then cool to room temperature. Stir in soy sauce and sesame oil.

    Step 2

    Cut cucumber lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick ribbons using a mandoline or other manual slicer. Toss cucumber with dressing and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Per Serving

Each serving contains about 59 calories and 1 gram fat.
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Gourmet
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