Cucumber Salad with Pickled Ginger and Soy Mirin Dressing
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Cucumber Salad with Pickled Ginger and Soy Mirin Dressing
Ingredient
4 Lebanese cucumber - halved lengthways and sliced on the diagonal
1 long Thai red chilli - finely sliced
1/4 cup pickled ginger
15g wakame - rehydrated in cold water and squeezed dry
1 bunch mint - washed and leaves picked
1 bunch coriander - washed and roughly chopped
1tbs white sesame seeds - toasted
1/2tbs black sesame seeds
Soy Mirin Dressing
3 cloves garlic - peeled and roughly chopped
1 thumb size piece of ginger - peeled and roughly chopped
Stems and roots from 1 bunch coriander
30ml lime juice
60ml lemon juice
150ml soy sauce
300ml mirin
35g caster sugar
Method
For the dressing place everything into a blender and blend until smooth.
Place the cucumber, chilli, pickled ginger, wakame, coriander and mint into a large mixing bowl.
Dress generously with the soy + mirin dressing and season with a pinch of salt.
Once tossed and played out onto your serving bowl, scatter over the white and black sesame seems.
Recipe by Andy Allen
