Thursday, February 4, 2010

Cucumber Namasu Recipe

One of my favorite salads to make is cucumber namasu. It's a simple dish to make with minimal ingredients. It's perfect to serve in a bento or as an appetizer. Recipe below.

Cucumber Namasu Recipe

Serves 4 : very small servings, appetizer size.
Ingredients:
1 English Cucumber
1 1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Rice vinegar
Sesame seeds for garnish
*Optional - add fresh shrimp or crab meat to salad

Peel cucumbers and scoop out the center with a spoon.


Thinly slice and salt. Marinate in the fridge for about an hour. Rinse excess salt off with water. Squeeze out any water from the cucumbers. Pat dry.

For the dressing, heat sugar and rice vinegar on low heat. Mix until sugar dissolves. Let cool. Place in fridge to cool quicker, 30 - 60 minutes.

Mix dressing and cucumbers to taste. Plate salad. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!

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14 comments:

  1. {Bellamere Cottage}February 4, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    Oh yummmm..... My husband always grows cucumbers in the garden....this would be great to use for that bumper crop!

    Warm blessings,
    Spencer

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  2. MelissaFebruary 4, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    How wonderfully simple. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. LoralynnFebruary 4, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Sounds yummy!

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  4. Amy's Stocking StuffersFebruary 4, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    I cannot wait to try this! I always get the cucumber sunomono at our favorite sushi restaurant, and whatever cucumber salad is offered at any Asian restaurant I go to. It's my favorite veggie!

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  5. KristinFebruary 4, 2010 at 9:36 PM

    Yum! I love this, I can't wait to make my own! Thanks for the recipe!

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  6. angelaFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:46 AM

    yummm! reminds of a dish we ate when we lived in hawaii. after we dig out from this third snow storm i'm going to get me some cucumbers...and they'll be going on my to-grow garden list! thanks for sharing.

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  7. TiaFebruary 5, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    My mouth is watering... this sounds delicious with lump crab!! Thanks for the recipe :)

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  8. TienFebruary 5, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    This is very similar to a recipe I tried last summer with cucumbers and shiso. The cucumbers had to be sliced thinly and drained off a couple times before adding the shiso for pickling. They were crunchy and delicious! I'll try this one next!

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  9. *~kAy~*February 5, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    yum!! I love cucumbers!

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  10. vickyFebruary 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    YUM!!! I have been looking for a good recipe for this, can't wait to try it. thanks:)

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  11. AlexanderFebruary 6, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    Looks like a nice and simple dish.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  12. ILikePaperCuttingFebruary 7, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    yes, this can be a nice starter dish for Malaysian.

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  13. AshleeFebruary 8, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    This sounds delicious! I plan to try this tonight. My little girl eats cucumber almost every day -- she loves it!

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  14. LindseyFebruary 21, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Oooh, thank you! you've just answered a question I've had for years! I've been making this for a long time, but I never knew what it was called. Sadly I am the only person in my family that will eat cucumber :(

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