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Cucumber salad with mirin dressing

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

For the mirin dressing, whisk:

4 T mirin
2 T lime juice
2 T sesame oil
3 T soya sauce
3 spring onions, thinly sliced
1 T sesame seeds
1 bird’s-eye chilli, seeded and thinly sliced
2 large cucumbers, peeled and cut into chunks

For the crispy aromatics:

5 T canola oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 x 50 g piece ginger, peeled and sliced into matchsticks
salt, to taste

Method

1. Pour the dressing over the cucumber, place in a sealable container, and chill.

2. To make the crispy aromatics, heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion, garlic and ginger until crispy, stirring often. Drain on kitchen paper and sprinkle with salt.

3. Tip the cucumbers onto a platter, top with the aromatics and serve.

Cook's note: Make a meal of it by adding udon noodles and steamed chicken bulk up this salad.

Find more salad recipes here.

Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food Assistant: Unathi Taffa

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Cucumber salad with mirin dressing

Cucumber salad with mirin dressing

Ingredients

Method