Asian Cucumber Salad

Who doesn't love Bed, Bath and Beyond? A few months ago I was in the store picking up something with Tom and of course, got sucked into the kitchen gadget area. I needed to buy SOMETHING, so I picked out a julienne peeler for $10. I had been seeing recipes all over the place for zucchini noodles, so I figured I'd try it out.

Months later, I finally used my peeler for the first time! I was trying to think of a less boring veggie side dish for my dinner last night and did some google searching for inspiration. What I came up with was this super easy, awesome, cucumber salad that tasted straight out of a Japanese restaurant!

Asian Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

- 1/2 a large or a whole small cucumber

- 2 tbs rice vinegar

- 1 - 1.5 tbs sugar

- 1 tsp sesame oil

- pinch of salt

- red pepper flakes

- sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Julienne the cucumber until you have a pile of thin strips. If you don't have a julienne peeler you can just use a knife or cut them into thin circles. I stopped peeling once I got to the seedy middle.

2. Combine the cucumber, vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, and salt in a bowl and mix. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

3. Remove from fridge and strain out any remaining liquid. Top with sesame seeds and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Serve!

I ate this last night with two ground turkey tacos which made no sense. I don't mind eating things that don't go together (which is obvious if you've been reading for a while!) so I was fine with it, but some people might want to save this salad to go with sushi, a stir fry or something a little closer in flavor.

On another note, our Hopster's labels came yesterday and look amazing!!! So cool to see them on the bottles!