Name: Quick-Pickled Japanese Cucumbers
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 4 Japanese cucumbers, sliced ¼-inch thick (about 2 cups); 2 tablespoons brown rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup; 1 tablespoon black or white sesame seeds, toasted; 1 tablespoon chopped shiso leaves (optional)

Prep-time: 10 minutes / Ready In: 40 minutes
Makes 2 cups
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This simple side dish is a delicious way to use up that extra cucumber rolling around in your fridge. Gently mashing the slices with the back of a spoon allows them to better absorb the flavors of a tangy-sweet dressing that will leave you licking your plate. Top with crunchy sesame seeds and serve alongside Vegan Soba Noodle Salad or Soft Tofu with Black Sesame and Wasabi Sauce for a complete Japanese-inspired plant-based meal.

Tip: Japanese cucumbers, also known as kyuri, are long and slender and do not contain any developed seeds, so they never have a bitter taste. If you can’t find them, substitute with Persian cucumbers.

By Darshana Thacker Wendel, Jul 22, 2022

Ingredients

4 Japanese cucumbers, sliced ¼-inch thick (about 2 cups)
2 tablespoons brown rice vinegar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon black or white sesame seeds, toasted
1 tablespoon chopped shiso leaves (optional)

Instructions

Place sliced cucumbers on a cutting board. Gently mash cucumbers with the back of a wooden spoon. Transfer to a bowl. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes.

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Darshana Thacker Wendel

Darshana Thacker Wendel is a whole-food, plant-based chef and former culinary projects manager for Forks Over Knives. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of Forks Over Knives: Flavor! She created the recipes for Forks Over Knives Family and was a lead recipe contributor to the New York Times bestseller The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives—The Cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit DarshanasKitchen.com and follow her on Instagram for more.

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