Japanese Pickled Cucumbers

Souce: an entry ronhasnopantson wrote in dailyrecipes

Ingredients:

• 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced
• 2 teaspoons salt (to sprinkle)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Place cucumbers in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
2. Rinse cucumbers under cold water to remove salt.
3. Mix together rice vinegar, sugar, and salt, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve.
4. Pour over cucumbers.
5. Marinate cucumbers overnight in refrigerator in sealed container.

Other Tidbits:

You only need to wait an hour for it to marinate fully. (more time = less crispy)

Mix it up:

• 1 …Add slivers of Onion to the marinade – Before serving we add a couple of thinly slice tomatoes as well… (oh – and I use sweet-n-low instead of sugar)…
• 2 Its also really good if you use honey instead of sugar.