Asian Cucumber Salad

 Ingredients:

2 English cucumbers – thinly sliced by hand or on a mandolin

Salt to taste

1/3 cup rice vinegar

1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar

2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions

1 tablespoon minced garlic

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated ginger

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Crushed red pepper flakes to taste

 

Preparation:

Place cucumber slices in a colander and sprinkle with salt; set aside.

Whisk vinegar and sugar together until sugar is dissolved.  Add sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and sesame seeds and stir.  Drizzle dressing over the cucumbers.

Sprinkle salad with sesame seeds and crushed red pepper to serve.