Sesame Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

• 2cucumber, medium
• 1/2 tspsalt
• 2 tspsesame oil
• 2 tbspseasoned rice vinegar
• 6 leafbasil leaves, optional
• 1/2 tspred chili flakes
• 2 tspsesame seeds, toasted, optional

Method

1. 1

   Peel the cucumbers and cut them into quarters lengthways.

2. 2

   Taste a seed — if they are bitter, scrape the seedy core out with a teaspoon and discard it. Then cut the quarters crossways into 1.5 cm pieces.

3. 3

   Put the cucumber in a serving bowl and sprinkle the salt over it.

4. 4

   Toss through the sesame oil, the seasoned rice vinegar, the torn basil leaves if you are using them, and the chili flakes.

5. 5

   Scatter the toasted sesame seeds over and serve straight away, before the salt draws too much water out.