Japanese Style Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cucumber, about 8 inches
• 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fresh mint leaves

Recipe

• 1 wash cucumber very well, or peel it.
• 2 cut cucumber in half crosswise and then in half lengthwise. remove seeds.
• 3 thinly slice cucumber and place in a glass bowl.
• 4 thickness depends on how crisp you want the cucumbers to be when finished. thicker = crisper, but thinner = yummier!
• 5 place remaining ingredients into a magic bullet jar or a small food processor bowl. process for about 30 seconds or until the mint looks like small specks.
• 6 pour marinade over sliced cucumbers, mix well and refrigerate for at least an hour.
• 7 to serve, i usually place in individual shallow prep bowls or little japanese ceramic serving dishes, spooning a little bit of the marinade over the top.