Its just four ingredients.
After being out working up an appetite in the sunshine, the thought of heavy food is completely unappealing.
Ive learned over the years that eating with the seasons like this is best practice for flavor and ease.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
My go-to cuke salad is dead simple.
Id call it afresh pickle, but you dont need to wait for it to soften.
I love making this salad because its so quick and of the moment, and it goes with everything.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
The tart salads awaken your palate before the meal begins and between courses.
A traditional sunomono salad recipe includessalting the sliced cucumbersto draw out moisture and soften them.
Then the cukes are rinsed and dressed with vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
In the spirit of my mother-in-law, I wanted to make something crisp, fresh, and easy.
So I just slice my impeccably fresh cukes and toss them with a simple, sunomono-inspired dressing.
If you are using standard cukes with thicker skins, you might peel them if you want to.
If you want to gussy it up, you certainly can.
A handful of halved cherry tomatoes and some chopped cilantro adds color.
The sugar will dissolve while you slice the cucumbers.
Peel the cucumbers if desired, and slice thinly.
Toss and serve, or cover and refrigerate until time to serve, up to two days.
