Quick-Pickled Sesame Cucumbers

Name: Quick-Pickled Sesame Cucumbers
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 2 large English cucumbers, very thinly sliced, preferably on a mandoline (6 cups); 2 tablespoons coarse salt; 1/4 cup rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/4 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons lightly toasted sesame seeds; 1 tablespoon gochugaru (Korean hot red-pepper powder)

These pickled cucumbers go great with our Korean Beef Tacos.

45 mins 15 mins Makes 1 1/2 cups

Total Time Prep Yield

Ingredients

2 large English cucumbers, very thinly sliced, preferably on a mandoline (6 cups)
2 tablespoons coarse salt
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons lightly toasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon gochugaru (Korean hot red-pepper powder)

Directions

1. Place cucumbers in a colander over a plate. Toss with salt and let stand 30 minutes.
2. Rinse salt off cucumbers. A handful at a time, squeeze out as much moisture as possible with your hands. Transfer cucumbers to a bowl and toss with vinegar, oil, and sugar. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and gochugaru before serving.