Best Seafood Cucumber Salad Recipes

SUNOMONO (JAPANESE CUCUMBER AND SEAFOOD SALAD)

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Cucumbers and seafood, lightly pickled in rice vinegar, make up this cool and tasty salad that makes a perfect side dish or appetizer. Rice vinegar is an Asian-style vinegar that is milder than distilled or balsamic. Serve with steamed white rice and a cup of fresh green tea.

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Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes Cucumber Salad Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 large English cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon salt
1 (8 ounce) package imitation crab sticks, halved
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seeds, or to taste

Steps:

Lay cucumber slices onto a large plate and sprinkle with salt on both sides. Set aside until water is drawn from the cucumber, about 15 minutes. Brush salt from cucumbers and press with paper towel to remove excess moisture.
Combine cucumber slices, crab sticks, rice vinegar, and soy sauce in a glass dish bowl; toss to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (or up to 24 hours).
Divide cucumber salad onto 4 plates; sprinkle each portion with sesame seeds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.1 calories, Carbohydrate 10.6 g, Cholesterol 11.2 mg, Fat 0.7 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 1279.3 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

SEAFOOD CUCUMBER SALAD

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Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

4 ounces vermicelli broken in 2-inch lengths
12 ounces imitation crab meat thawed if frozen and flaked
1 cucumber medium, peeled if desired
1/2 to 1 cup creamy cucumber salad dressing purchased
1/4 cup olives sliced ripe
1/2 teaspoon dill weed dried
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
Bibb lettuce
1 tomato cut in wedges

Steps:

Cook vermicelli in boiling salted water according to package directions. Rinse with cold water drain.Meanwhile, pat crab meat dry with paper towels set aside.Thinly slice half of the cucumber set slices aside. Coarsely chop remaining cucumber.In a large bowl, combine crab, chopped cucumber, 1/2 cup of the dressing, olives, dill weed, salt and lemon-pepper seasoning. Add vermicelli and toss until combined. Cover and chill at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.To serve, line a serving platter with lettuce. Spoon crab meat mixture into center. Garnish with cucumber slices and tomato. Pass additional dressing.

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