Cucumber Asian Greens

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living mag.

Serves 4 people

Categories: Salad- slaw- salad dressing

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 4 large cucumbers
  • 4 cups mixed salad greens
  • 1/2cup Asian dressing (such as S&W Vintage Lites Oriental Rice Wine Vinegar Dressing)
  • 20 enoki mushrooms

Directions

  1. Place a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add sesame seeds, and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until toasted. Set aside.
  2. Cut ends from cucumbers. Peel cucumbers with a stripper, leaving alternating strips of green and white. Cut each cucumber into 1 1/2- inch, 2-inch and 3-inch pieces. Cut 1 end of each piece diagonally. Hollow out cucumbers with a sharp knife or melon baller, leaving 1/4-inch thick shells.
  3. Toss mixed salad greens with Asian dressing. Arrange various-size cucumber pieces vertically among salad greens on 4 individual plated. Fill cucumber shells with greens. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, and insert enoki mushrooms.

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