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Kyuri Bainikuae (cucumber with plum sauce)

5 from 2 votes
Japanese cucumber with salted umeboshi plum sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 Japanese cucumber ( or 1/2 long hot house cucumber)
  • salt
  • 1-2 Umeboshi
  • 1/2 tsp soy sauce

Instructions 

  • Cut cucumber vertically in half. Slice thinly and diagonally. Sprinkle with a couple of pinches of salt and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Remove the moisture with a paper towel.
  • Scrape the meat of the Umeboshi from the pit with a knife and discard pits. Chop the meat finely to make a paste. Mix Umeboshi with Soy Sauce in a small bowl. Add the paste to sliced cucumber and mix.

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