I've never made these until tonight. I've only eaten them once. It was at a craft show that had catered hors d'vours. I though tonight I'd try to recreate them. It was really easy and very tasty.
Ingredients:
English cucumber
tomatoes
rice vinegar
gluten free tamari or soy sauce
toasted sesame oil
sesame seeds
Instructions:
1. cut 1 medium or 2 small tomatoes into the smallest and most uniform pieces you possibly can. A firm tomato and a good knife help with this. Try to make little cubes if you can. VERY LITTLE.
2. Put toms. in a small bowl and add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon each of gluten free soy sauce or tamari, toasted sesame oil, and rice vinegar then stir till evenly coated. If you don't have all of these you can get by with just the rice vinegar.
3. Peel stripes into an English cucumber. These are the type that come wrapped in plastic. WHY? Does anyone know?
4. Cut the cucumber into thick slices about 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch. You should be able to eat it in one bit like sushi.
5. Take a small spoon a scoop out a bit of the cucumber leaving a little cup inside it. Be careful not to scoop to deep.
6. Using a spoon fill the cucumber cups with the toms and then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
7. Enjoy!
Results are light, crisp, and delicious. We enjoyed them along side a citrus stir fry. My husband liked them and asked if they were faux sushi which gave me the idea to try and add flakes of seaweed to the tomatoes for an extra bit of salty Asian flavor. Also try it with black sesame seeds for a little more fun.
I love getting comments, questions and feedback so please try it and let me know what you think.
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