Pounded Cucumber Sprinkled with Sesame Salt

Name: Pounded Cucumber Sprinkled with Sesame Salt
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Cucumber; 1/2 tsp ＊Salt; 1 tsp ＊Sesame oil; 1/2 tsp ＊ Vinegar; 1 tbsp Ground sesame seeds; 1/2 clove Finely grated garlic (for adults); 1 Finely grated ginger (for adults)

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

Pen Pen (my 4-year-old) says that cucumbers are too tough to chew... hard to relate for us adults. So, I attempted to recreate a pounded cucumber recipe that I tried once at a Japanese pub! For kids, I omit the garlic and ginger. I had Pen Pen pound the cucumber with a rolling pin. The cucumbers had a different texture that was apparently refreshing.

When serving to adults, I recommend 1/2 a clove grated garlic and a touch of grated ginger...
Increasing the salt content may help to prevent heat exhaustion. Recipe by Penpen mama

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

When serving to adults, I recommend 1/2 a clove grated garlic and a touch of grated ginger...
Increasing the salt content may help to prevent heat exhaustion. Recipe by Penpen mama

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Ingredients

1 serving

1Cucumber
1/2 tsp＊Salt
1 tsp＊Sesame oil
1/2 tsp＊ Vinegar
1 tbspGround sesame seeds
1/2 cloveFinely grated garlic (for adults)
1Finely grated ginger (for adults)

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Steps

1

Sprinkle salt on the cucumber and roll on a cutting board, then let sit for 5 minutes.
2

Put sesame seeds in heat-proof dish and microwave at 500 W for 1 minute, releasing the sesame aroma.
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Wash salt off the cucumber. Pound cucumber with rolling pin, starting with the ends! In our home, the kids do the pounding. Great for releasing stress!
4

If you don't have a rolling pin, use a bottle.
5

It will look like this.
6

Slice diagonally into 1 cm.
7

Combine the ＊ ingredients with the ground sesame seeds. Mix together with cucumber slices. Best when chilled in fridge for 1 hour or more.