Cucumber and cabbage with ume plum paste (Japanese daily recipe)

💗Cucumber and cabbage with ume plum paste



Looking for a healthy and refreshing Japanese side dish? This easy cucumber and cabbage salad features ume plum paste, fragrant shiso leaves, ponzu sauce, and a hint of sugar. It’s light, tangy, and packed with umami—perfect for summer meals or as a bento side.


 💚INGREDIENTS     3 Serving


150g    cabbage
1          cucumber
5(small)  ume boshi (pickled plum)
10          green shiso
1/2  tsp   salt


A) 1 Tbsp ponzu soy sauce
     1/2 Tbsp  sugar


💛DIRECTIONS


1 Cut the cabbage into long thin stripes.
Cut the cucumber into round slices.
Add the shredded cabbage and the cucumber in a mixing bowl.Sprinkle the salt and mix. Leave it for about 10 minutes.
And squeeze out the moisture of shredded cabbage and the cucumber.

2  Cut the green shiso into julienne stripes.
Remove the seed of umeboshi.Chop the umeboshi with a knife.

3  Add the green shiso and theumeboshi in 1's mixing bowl. Add A and mix together.

4 Arrange the dishes in a serving bowl.


Cut the cabbage into long thin strips

Cut the cucumber into round slices

Add the cabbage and the cucumber in a mixing bowl

Cut the shiso into julienne strips, and chop the umeboshi

Finished product

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