Sunomono cucumber and wakame salad

Name: Sunomono cucumber and wakame salad
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, very thinly sliced; 10g dried wakame; 4 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted; 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated

Thin cucumber and seaweed in a tangy sweet vinegar dressing. Light and refreshing.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.80 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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2cucumbersvery thinly sliced
10 gdried wakame
4 tbsprice vinegar
1 tbspcaster sugar
1 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tspsalt
1 tspsesame seedstoasted
1 tspfresh gingergrated

Method

1
Soak the wakame in cold water for 5 minutes, then drain and squeeze dry.
5 min
2
Toss the cucumber with the salt and leave for 10 minutes, then squeeze out the water.
10 min
3
Stir the vinegar, sugar and tamari until the sugar dissolves.
4
Mix the cucumber, wakame and dressing.
5
Serve chilled with sesame seeds and ginger.

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