Cucumber with Shio Koji and Black Sesame Seeds

Name: Cucumber with Shio Koji and Black Sesame Seeds
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber (about 400 g/14 oz); 150 g (5½ oz) shio koji (salted rice malt); 150 g (5½ oz) shio koji (salted rice malt); 1 tsp toasted black sesame seeds

Preparation info

Makes about
1 litre

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Japanese Larder

By Luiz Hara

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

1 large cucumber (about 400 g/14 oz)
150 g (

Asia
Japan
Starter
Vegan

Method

Wash and cut the cucumber in half lengthways, then cut again lengthways into quarters. Run a knife along the inner part of each cucumber quarter to remove most of its seeds. Cut the cucumber into 1-cm (½-inch) thick diagonal slices.
Place the cucumber slices into a sealable bag, add the shio koji and seal the bag completely, squeezing as much air out as possibl