Japanese Cucumber & Seaweed Salad

Makes 2-4 Servings

Cooking + Prep Time:  25 minutes

Ingredients:

• 2-3 cucumbers, medium
• 1 & 1/2 tbsp. of seaweed, dried, wakame
• 1/2 tsp. of sesame seeds
• Mirin dressing, prepared

Instructions:

1. Peel the cucumbers so they have alternating bright green stripes. Slice thinly in circles. Place in medium bowl. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp. of salt. Allow cucumbers to set for 12-15 minutes. Squeeze water out with your hands and return sliced cucumbers to bowl. Set them aside.

2. Soak wakame seaweed in cold, filtered water for five to six minutes. Drain well. Add wakame to cucumbers in bowl. Add sesame seeds, too.

3. Pour dressing over wakame and cucumber. Toss with chopsticks. Serve.