Cucumber Summer Salad

Ingredients

• 2-3 cucumbers
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tsp rice vinegar
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 3 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 spring onions
• ½ tbsp black sesame seeds
• Flaked sea salt
• 60g tahini
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 ½ tbsp mirin
• 1 ½ tbsp rice vinegar

Instructions

• Put the cucumber into a bowl with the garlic, vinegar, lime juice and 3 teaspoons of flaked sea salt. Mix to combine, using your hands to lightly crush the cucumber pieces.Gently heat the oil in a small saucepan until warm, about 2 minutes, then pour over the cucumber pieces. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together with 1 tablespoon of water until you get a very smooth sauce ( it will seize a bit at first, but will then become very smooth).
• Pour the dressing into a large plate with a lip, so that it naturally pools into a circle. Drain the cucumbers very well, discarding the liquid, and pile on top of the sauce. Finish with the sesame seeds and spring onions and serve at once.