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In a small bowl, combine the rest of the salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and chili pepper. Recipe: Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad. Great recipe for Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad. Try using a crispy apple like Fuji instead of the nashi pear.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook cucumber and nashi (asian pear) marinated salad using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad:

1. Take 2 large cucumbers
2. Take 1 medium to large nashi or Asian pear
3. Make ready 1 teaspoon salt, divided
4. Make ready 1/2 tablespoon light (usukuchi) soy sauce (see soy sauce basics) - or use any soy sauce you have instead. Use a gluten-free soy sauce if you are concerned about gluten intake
5. Prepare 6 tablespoons rice vinegar or mild apple cider vinegar
6. Take 1 tablespoon sugar or equivalent sugar substitute
7. Take 1/3 teaspoon dried hot red chili pepper flakes, or to taste (or use ichimi togarashi instead)

Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Explore • Food And Drink • Salad • Vegetable Salad • Cucumber Salad. Cucumber and Nashi Salad. cucumbers • med-large asian pear • salt, divided • light soy sauce • rice vinegar • diced chili peppers • sugar/substitute nerobuta Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad. large cucumbers • medium to large nashi or Asian pear • salt, divided • light (usukuchi) soy sauce (see soy sauce basics) - or use any soy sauce you have instead. This kind of marinated salad or instant pickle is called an amasu-zuke (sweet vinegar marinade).

Steps to make Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad:

1. Slice the cucumbers in half lenghwise, and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Slice the halves again into half, so you end up with quarters. Cut up the cucumber into chunks about 3/4 cm / 1/2 inch thick (no need to be too precise here; just chop away roughly).
2. Peel, quarter and core the nashi pear. Slice fairly thinly.
3. Combine the cucumber and pear in a large bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix well and set aside.
4. In a small bowl, combine the rest of the salt, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and chili pepper flakes. Stir well but don’t worry if the sugar and salt don’t melt totally - they will melt once you mix this with the vegetables. Put the combined sauce in the large bowl with the cucumber and pear, scraping out any unmelted sugar and salt. Mix very well. Cover, and let rest for at least an hour or overnight in the refrigerator. It will keep tightly covered for a week.
5. If using in a bento, you may want to put it in a leakproof container if you add some of the marinating sauce. This goes well with a Japanese-style or not-so-Japanese style bento.

Cucumber and Nashi Salad. cucumbers • med-large asian pear • salt, divided • light soy sauce • rice vinegar • diced chili peppers • sugar/substitute nerobuta Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad. large cucumbers • medium to large nashi or Asian pear • salt, divided • light (usukuchi) soy sauce (see soy sauce basics) - or use any soy sauce you have instead. This kind of marinated salad or instant pickle is called an amasu-zuke (sweet vinegar marinade). I have added a nashi or Asian pear to the cucumbers - their sweetness allows me to reduce the amount of sugar normally used to half, and the crispy texture is really nice with the cucumber…. Cucumber and nashi (Asian pear) marinated salad. large cucumbers • medium to large nashi or Asian pear • salt, divided • light (usukuchi) soy sauce (see soy sauce basics) - or use any soy sauce you have instead. Use a gluten-free soy sauce if you are concerned about gluten intake • sugar or equivalent sugar substitute • rice vinegar or mild apple cider vinegar • dried hot red chili.

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