Asian Cucumber Spinach Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 garlic clove, crushed and peeled
• 3 1/4 inches thick slices fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons tamari
• 1 small red onions, onion or 1 small spanish onion, thinly sliced
• 2 english seedless cucumbers, trimmed of ends, cut in half lengthwise then thinly sliced on an angle
• 1 lb baby spinach, washed thoroughly
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 place the water, vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, garlic, ginger, crushed red pepper flakes and tamari in a small saucepot over medium-high heat, bring up to a bubble and simmer one minute. remove and discard the garlic and ginger.
• 2 place the sliced onions in a salad bowl and pour the hot mixture over them. let it sit until cool.
• 3 add the cucumbers and spinach to the salad bowl, toss to combine then season with salt and pepper to taste.