REC: Japenese-style cucumber salad

Janet Wilder · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 230

I love this salad. Cucumbers were on sale today 4 for $1 so I made it.

It serves 4.

Cucumber Sunomo

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 large cucumbers -- peeled
1/3 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons Splenda or liquid sugar-substitute
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root

Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
crosswise into very thin slices.

In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.

Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
before serving.

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Joan and her butterflyd · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 15

Looks yum! Thank You!.

I do similar , My mom's Viennese cuke salad which uses lots of fresh dill,
minced red onion, white vinegar, salt, sugar ( sugar sub ).

We usually get a ceramic crock ( anything non metal ) and layer cukes,
dill, onion, etc. Then mix the vinegar, sugar, salt ( for a sweet/sour
taste ) to combine. Pour over cukes to cover and let sit chilled in the
refrigerator several hours. This stays crisp and lasts for days.

She also does another cuke salad and I will find that and post it.

Joan

"Janet Wilder" wrote in message$0$22815$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> I love this salad. Cucumbers were on sale today 4 for $1 so I made it.
>
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> It serves 4.
>
> Cucumber Sunomo
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>
> Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 2 large cucumbers -- peeled
> 1/3 cup rice vinegar
> 2 tablespoons Splenda or liquid sugar-substitute
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root
>
> Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise and scoop out any large seeds. Slice
> crosswise into very thin slices.
>
> In a small bowl combine vinegar, sugar, salt and ginger. Mix well.
>
> Place cucumbers inside of the bowl, stir so that cucumbers are coated
> with the mixture. Refrigerate the bowl of cucumbers for at least 1 hour
> before serving.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 230

Joan and her butterflydogs wrote:
>
> Looks yum! Thank You!.
>
> I do similar , My mom's Viennese cuke salad which uses lots of fresh dill,
> minced red onion, white vinegar, salt, sugar ( sugar sub ).

I learned to make a similar salad from my mom. Didn't know it was
Viennese. She used rings of sweet onion, cuke slices and a dressing of
water, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar substitute. I've made it with
dill, too.

Have you ever served it with just a little sour cream?

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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
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Alice Faber · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 25

In article ,
Janet Wilder wrote:

> Joan and her butterflydogs wrote:
> >
> > Looks yum! Thank You!.
> >
> > I do similar , My mom's Viennese cuke salad which uses lots of fresh dill,
> > minced red onion, white vinegar, salt, sugar ( sugar sub ).
>
> I learned to make a similar salad from my mom. Didn't know it was
> Viennese. She used rings of sweet onion, cuke slices and a dressing of
> water, vinegar, salt, pepper and sugar substitute. I've made it with
> dill, too.

My grandmother and my mother used to make this; it doesn't surprise me
that it's Viennese, as grandma's family was from Hungary back when it
was the Austro-Hungarian empire.
>
> Have you ever served it with just a little sour cream?

Nope. We served it with no water and a *lot* of sour cream!

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