10 Easy Japanese Cucumber Recipes to Make Right Now • Just One Cookbook

From easy salads, and quick pickles, to weeknight stir-fry, below are 10 straightforward Japanese cucumber recipes to maintain on hand for the summer months months and over and above. 

Cool, crunchy and refreshing, cucumbers are the summer months star that is exceptionally superior on their individual. But occasionally you may possibly locate them overtaking the yard or the fridge area. Fortunately there is no shortage of ways to delight in cucumbers apart from feeding on them uncooked. We’ve rounded our ideal Japanese cucumber recipes that are tasty and delightfully straightforward to make. 

What Are the Japanese cucumbers (or kyuri in Japanese)?

• They are a range of cucumbers indigenous to Japan and China.
• They are acknowledged for their shiny forest inexperienced pores and skin with prolonged and slender bodies. 
• They do not incorporate any created seeds and they are by no means bitter. 
• The taste is vivid, sweet with melon-like flavor, and the texture is crisp, crunchy, succulent, and tender-firm.
• In the US, you can find Japanese cucumbers at Japanese/Asian grocery outlets or at farmers’ marketplaces. The greatest substitutes are Persian or English cucumbers. 
• Ideal techniques to appreciate Japanese cucumbers: take in them uncooked as a snack, in juice, pickling, as the primary or supporting ingredient in sushi and salads, or as an accompaniment to noodle dishes. 

10 Quick Japanese Cucumber Recipes You will Enjoy

Japanese Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) 4 Means – The typical Japanese side dishes are most often comprised of cucumbers and rice vinegar, but you can prepare them in a great variety. Right here, I’ll show you how to make sunomono 4 ways with different include-ins: wakame, crab, octopus, and infant anchovies. They are scrumptious with grilled meat or fish—no issue how you make it.

Japanese Cucumber Salad with Crab – Wakame seaweed, imitation crab meat, and toasted sesame seeds tossed in a sweet and tangy dressing, this Japanese cucumber salad recipe goes with any Japanese or Asian-fashion potlucks and BBQs.

Japanese Pickled Cucumbers – Cucumber, salt, sugar, and Japanese scorching mustard (optional) are all you want for this recipe. It could not be any simpler!

Daikon and Cucumber Salad with Shio Koji – Shio koji is a magical Japanese seasoning created of malted rice, salt, and drinking water that can do wonders in enhancing flavors. As a end result, this uncomplicated salad will get a big taste strengthen. You can use sea salt rather of shio koji, but I remarkably endorse seeking it up.

Cucumber Salad with Sesame Soy Vinaigrette – Cucumbers’ gentle taste and cooling texture are fabulous in a nutty sesame vinaigrette. I utilised a spiralizer to develop a enjoyment texture for the salad, but you can just slash the cucumbers into thin slices and depart the eco-friendly stripes for color. A light-weight and summery salad is performed in 15 minutes.

Spicy Japanese Pickled Cucumbers – Marinated in soy sauce and Japanese chili oil, these pickled cucumbers are so full of taste. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds for a nutty crunch.

Smashed Cucumber Salad with Ume Dressing – This Smashed Cucumber Salad with Ume Dressing is a fantastic dish to re-energize the body and head. It has all the vibrant flavor and is packed with nutritious and cleansing attributes. I could not adore it much more!

Pickled Cucumbers and Myoga – With new cucumber, salt, kombu, and 5 minutes of prep time, you can make these awesome Pickled Cucumbers and Myoga in just a few hours.

Cucumber Wrapped Sushi – Quick and pleasurable cucumber-wrapped sushi topped with ikura (salmon roe), hamachi (yellowtail), tuna, and amaebi (sweet shrimp). Served as an appetizer for your holiday break party or any get-together! 

Cucumber and Chicken Marinated in Chili Oil – Have you attempted making cucumber into a lean-protein food? This recipe capabilities uncomplicated steamed chicken mixed with cucumber and dressed in a chili oil marinade. The combo is hearty, punchy, and flavorful plenty of to serve as a most important dish. For a homey summer time evening meal, serve it with rice and a bowl of miso soup!

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