Cucumber salad

(from Lilithcat’s recipe box)

Categories: Salads

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 cucumbers, medium
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)
  • lettuce, cut into chiffonade (optional)

Directions

  1. Combine sugar and vinegar in a small saucepan.

  2. Heat over low flame until sugar is dissolved.

  3. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil.

  4. Cut cucumbers lengthwise, seed, and cut cross-wise into thin slices.

  5. Thinly slice the onion.

  6. Toss cucumbers and onion together, and then toss with the sugar/vinegar/oil mixture.

  7. Place cucumber/onion mixture on lettuce chiffonade and serve with lime wedge

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