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Shake-it-up cucumber salad

A whole cucumber, thin sliced and shaken in a jar with a savory sesame dressing. No sugar needed. Serves 1 to 2.

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Ingredients

  • 1 English cucumber, very thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon gluten free tamari
  • 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 small garlic clove, grated
  • 1 green onion, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • Chili flakes to taste

Steps

  1. 1Slice the cucumber as thin as you can into a container with a lid.
  2. 2Add every other ingredient.
  3. 3Put the lid on tight and shake hard for 20 seconds.
  4. 4Eat right away while it is crunchy.

Prep 10 min. Label check: Regular soy sauce has wheat. Use tamari labeled gluten free. Rice vinegar: buy plain, not seasoned (seasoned has sugar). This version skips the sugar the original uses.

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