Ingredients
1 cucumber
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp (1 1/4 t) soya sauce
1 tbsp (1 1/4 t) wine vinegar
1 tbsp (1 1/4 t) caster (superfine) sugar
2 tsp sesame oil
Directions
Did some rummaging around in my cookbooks and came up with the
following. This first one sounds like it's on the track of the
cucumber pickles you had at the Chinese place, though these are
diced, not sliced and call for sesame oil rather than seeds.
Peel the cucumber and cut into small dice. Sprinkle with remaining
ingredients and leave for 5 minutes before serving. Make sure sugar
has dissolved before serving.
The Gourmet's Guide to Chinese Cooking, Ann Body. 1974, Octopus Books
Limited, 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1. ISBN 7064 0153 0. Produced by
Mandarin Publications Limited, 22 Westlands Road, Quarry Bay, Hong
Kong.
Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; May 19 1992.
Servings: 1 servings
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