Pounded Cucumber Sprinkled with Sesame Salt

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
Cooking Instructions
- 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.
- 3
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.
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