Asian Cucumber Salad

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)
• 2 large cucumbers

Recipe

• 1 peel and slice cucumbers very thin. mix with salt and drain in colander for 1 hour.
• 2 while cucumbers are draining, mix the dressing by combining next 7 ingredients, adding the red pepper flakes last to make sure you don't add too much. refrigerate until ready to use.
• 3 when the cucumbers are drained, lightly squeeze to get rid of excess liquid. add to dressing, refrigerate until ready to eat.