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It’s the year of the Rat! Welcome the first day of the Chinese New Year with some cool cucumbers.
Each day there are activities to celebrate the dawn of a new year. Today fireworks are set off to welcome the new year and all chores are set aside for the day! If you sweep or clean today you will sweep away all the good fortune of the year. I’m up for that! There are a variety of other daily activities that lead up to the finale – the festival of the lanterns.
What kinds of food do you eat for Chinese new year? Here’s a good choice – Longevity Noodles – eaten to ensure a long life. Eating Wontons will bring wealth and and treasure. Shaped like gold bars, Spring Rolls (aka eggrolls) are eaten for prosperity. And a great side dish to all of these a cool, ginger sesame cucumbers.
Making the cucumbers
Start by slicing the cucumbers super thin using a mandolin.
Next, slice the onions using the same tool.
Put the cucumbers and all the other ingredients together in a non-corrosive dish (no metal) –
and mix well.
Next, chill for at least 12 hours.
This salad is refreshing and delicious – and so easy to make!
© Copyright 2020 The Lazy Gastronome
So what kinds of food do you eat for Chinese new year? Longevity Noodles are eaten to ensure a long life. Wontons bring wealth and and treasure. Shaped like gold bars, Spring Rolls (aka eggrolls) are eaten for prosperity. And a great side dish to all of these a cool, ginger sesame cucumbers.
- 2 cucumbers
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion (white)
- 4 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/4 cup Seasoned Rice Vinegar
- 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed garlic
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds
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Start by slicing the cucumbers super thin using a mandolin.
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Next, slice the onions using the same tool.
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Put all the ingredients together in a non-corrosive dish (no metal) and chill for at least 12 hours.
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This salad is refreshing and delicious - and so easy to make!
© Copyright 2020 The Lazy Gastronome
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These cucumbers look fantastic! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Thanks Helen – Working on getting back into a routine!
Gorgeous!! It looks so cool and refreshing. Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!!
Mollie
It was pretty good. Thanks for stopping by!
Looks delicious!
This is such a tasty side dish – I really appreciate how easy this was to make. A mandolin made quick work of the vegetables!
So easy and flavorful!! Just delicious!!
Love this recipe so much. It’s easy and delicious!
Oh my, this looks amazingly yummy! Definitely a very healthy treat for everyone to love and enjoy! Craving this now!
I love how easy and refreshing this cucumber to eat. I can’t wait to make this again!
This ginger seasme cucumber looks delicious
Such a great snack! Very refreshing – thanks for sharing!
These sound really good.