Cucumber Asian Greens

Name: Cucumber Asian Greens
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 118 milliliters Asian dressing; 4 larges cucumbers; 20 enoki mushrooms; 946 milliliters mixed salad greens; 59 milliliters sesame seeds

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cucumber Asian Greens a try. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and vegan recipe has 236 calories, 5g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have asian dressing, sesame seeds, enoki mushrooms, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Place a small skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add sesame seeds, and cook, stirring constantly, 3 minutes or until toasted. Set aside.

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Sesame Seeds

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Frying Pan

Cut ends from cucumbers. Peel cucumbers with a stripper, leaving alternating strips of green and white.

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Cucumber

Cut each cucumber into 1 1/2-inch, 2-inch, and 3-inch pieces.

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Cucumber

Cut 1 end of each piece diagonally. Hollow out cucumbers with a sharp knife or melon baller, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shells.

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Cucumber

Pasta Shells

Melon

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Melon Baller

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Toss mixed salad greens with Asian dressing. Arrange various-size cucumber pieces vertically among salad greens on 4 individual plates. Fill cucumber shells with greens.

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Greens

Asian Dressing

Cucumber

Pasta Shells

Sprinkle with sesame seeds, and insert enoki mushrooms.

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Enoki Mushrooms

Sesame Seeds

Note: For Asian dressing we used S&W Vintage Lites Oriental Rice Wine Vinegar Dressing.

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Rice Vinegar

Asian Dressing

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Melon Baller

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Ingredients

Servings:

118milliliters

Asian dressing 4larges

cucumbers 20

enoki mushrooms 946milliliters

mixed salad greens 59milliliters

sesame seeds

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling are great choices for Asian. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Tanian et Vincent Careme Terre Brulee Chenin Blanc. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 16 dollars.