45 japanese cucumber salad sesame Recipes

grain rice, rice vinegar* (not seasoned ), sugar, salt, sesame seeds (preferably unhulled*), vegetable oil, chopped pickled ginger, scallions , cut lengthwise into thin 1-inch strips (about 3/4 cup), shredded carrot, seedless cucumber (about 1 lb), quartered lengthwise, cored, and, sheets nori (paper-thin sheets of dried seaweed), avocado (preferably california ), surimi (mock crab legs) if desired, sliced thin, wasabi (japanese green horseradish) powder, water, cold water, soy sauce, ginger juice (squeezed from freshly grated gingerroot)

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!)

uncooked sushi sticky rice, water, sesame seed oil, unseasoned rice vinegar, sugar, kikkoman soy sauce, wasabi powder, imitation crabmeat, english seedless cucumber, peel and slice, avocado, cubes, japanese pickled ginger, sheet nori , seaweed sheets strips

cooked rice (japanese or korean, preferably), tilapia fillets (or any type of sashimi quality white fish), tuna , sashimi quality, lettuce leaves, shredded, salad greens , any combination, onion, thinly sliced, carrot, thinly sliced, english cucumber, thinly sliced, leaves sesame, thinly sliced, daikon radish , thin julienne, garlic cloves, peeled, thinly sliced, chili pepper, thinly sliced, masago smelt roe, sesame oil, korean red pepper paste (kochujang), granulated sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, minced, soy sauce, salt , taste before adding (optional)