Japanese · Salad

Kyuri Sunomono Vinegared Cucumber

Name: Kyuri Sunomono Vinegared Cucumber
Total time: 22 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a small side
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 Japanese cucumbers (or 2 Western cucumbers, peeled and seeded); 1½ tsp salt; 240 ml rice vinegar; 240 ml dashi; 60 ml dark (koikuchi) soy sauce; 2 tbsp sugar

Paper-thin cucumber kneaded with salt, then dressed twice with chilled sanbaizu of rice vinegar, dashi, soy and sugar; the first dose draws out water and is discarded so the second stays bright and undiluted.

YieldServes 4 as a small side
Hands-on16 min
Total22 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

4Japanese cucumbers (or 2 Western cucumbers, peeled and seeded)
1½ tspsalt

sanbaizu

240 mlrice vinegar
240 mldashi
60 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce
2 tbspsugar

Diet

Pescatarian
Lower sugar

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Bonito
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Cucumber
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kombu
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

sanbaizu

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