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Japanese Pickled Cucumber

February 9, 2019 by Grace 2 Comments

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Japanese Pickled Cucumber

I confess I know very little about Japanese food, but I am determined to change that! My sister is Japanese, and I really hope that I can learn how to cook a great Japanese meal for her one day.

Therefore, I’m starting with a very basic recipe, the Japanese pickled cucumber. Otherwise known as tsukemono, Japanese pickles are a mainstay of Japanese meals. Asazuke are lightly seasoned quick pickles, which is what our recipe is for. I’m having quite a lot of fun trying to pronounce these words. 🙂

Japanese Pickled Cucumber

Serve tsukemono with with rice, as a snack, side dish, or garnish, as typically done in Japan.  This cucumber asazuke is a very quick and simple preparation. I originally made this to go into a poke bowl (click here for the recipe). This pickle is very light and refreshing, and a perfect and easy recipe to start with in my quest to learn about Japanese cooking and cuisine.

All you will need is salt, an English cucumber (or seedless cucumber), rice vinegar (or seasoned rice vinegar), sugar, sesame seeds, and a green onion.

Salt sugar rice vinegar sesame seeds cucumber green onions

I used Nishiki rice vinegar, which you can get here from Amazon, or you can use your favorite brand.

Nishiki Rice Vinegar

Here is another version with a little soy sauce (1 tbsp) and sesame oil (1 ts) added…equally delicious!

Japanese pickled cucumber

I hope you’ll give this Japanese Pickled Cucumber a try!!

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Japanese Pickled Cucumber

Japanese Pickled Cucumber

This light and refreshing Japanese Pickled Cucumber is the perfect accompaniment to rice, and great addition to a poke bowl! 
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 mins
Total Time 10 mins
Course Salad
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 3 servings

Ingredients
  

  • salt for sprinkling
  • 1 English cucumber or seedless cucumber very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 1 ts sugar
  • 1/2 ts salt for marinade
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 green onion sliced

Instructions
 

  • Very thinly slice the cucumber
    Thinly sliced cucumber
  • Sprinkle salt on the thin slices of English cucumber.  Leave these in a colander to drain for approximately 20 -30 minutes
    Salted cucumber
  • Rinse the cucumber slices with water and drain. Gently squeeze out excess water and pat dry with a paper towel.
  • Place the cucumber in a bowl, and add the rice vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 ts salt.  Mix well
  • Best to cover and leave to marinade for at least 24 hrs. However, you can eat after marinading for 30 minutes if you just can't wait. 🙂
  • When ready to serve, sprinkle with sesame seeds and garnish with green onions. 
    Japanese Pickled Cucumber

Notes

This quick and easy pickle does taste better after  an overnight marinade however you can serve after marinading for 30 minutes if you just can’t wait!!!
For a variation, my friend from Japan, Takeki, recommends a version that adds soy sauce(1tbsp) and sesame oil(1tsp) to this recipe!
Serve this delicious pickle with rice, or add to a poke bowl.  Enjoy!
Keyword Tsukemono (Japanese Pickle)

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  1. Takeki

    January 15, 2020 at 11:52 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect!
    I recommend a version that adds soy sauce(1tbsp) and sesame oil(1tsp) to your recipe!

    Reply
    • Grace

      January 15, 2020 at 11:58 pm

      Thank you so so much for your comments! I will add soy sauce and sesame oil as you have recommended to make this perfect! Thank you!!!!

      Reply

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