#1412
FRI, MAY 16, 2025
#ColdCucumberSomen
Calories (per serving)370 kcal
Notes
20250516 #breakfastdiary 1401, 18°C/cloudy, 20 min/exercise (M)
I'd made something in the style of cucumber tataki + capellini before (see the June 2, 2024 breakfast), and that had the taste of summer. Today's cold cucumber somen has a different kind of charm. If I had to put it into words, maybe it's the taste of early summer? Anyway 👍
About 370kcal #coldcucumbersomen
Ingredients
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Steps
- 01
Wash the cucumber thoroughly, slice thin, put in a mixing bowl, and salt-cure with a pinch of salt and a little sugar. After 20-30 minutes, squeeze out the moisture.
- 02
Mix 1t minced garlic, 1t honey, 1T vinegar, 1T lemon juice, 1T plum extract, 1T fish sauce, and 3T perilla oil to make the dressing.
- 03
Boil the somen in salted water, adding cold water as it boils.
- 04
Put the somen in a bowl, top with the cucumber from step 1 and 1T ground sesame seeds, and drizzle with the dressing from step 2. Finish with bonito flakes.
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Original Credit
Inspired by @cook_mung