22 japanese cucumber salad ginger Recipes

marinade (important: reserve 1/2 a cup), garlic, peeled and lightly crushed, fresh ginger, lightly crushed, soy sauce, sugar, mirin (japanese sweet rice cooking wine), peanut oil, all natural skinless, boneless chicken thighs, scallions , mostly the thicker parts, cut into 11/2-inch lengths, cucumber & sesame salad on side, sliced peeled cucumbers, chopped romaine hearts , sweet gem lettuce leaves (or butter lettuce), toasted sesame seeds, mix all the below for the dressing, quality mayonnaise, honey, seasoned rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil to taste (careful, it s strong!)

sheet toasted nori, cooked sushi rice, very fresh sashimi-grade tuna, tobiko (flying fish roe) (optional), peeled english cucumbers ((3 inch matchstick pieces), ripe avocados ((3 inch wedges), toasted sesame seeds, mayonnaise, nanami togarashi (japanese chili pepper, may use hot pepper sauce instead), wasabi paste (optional), soy sauce (optional), grated daikon radish (optional), wakame seaweed salad , such as seaweed salad, pickled ginger (optional)