Oi Moochim (Korean Cucumber Salad)

Description

Oi Moochim (Korean Cucumber Salad)
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup distilled vinegar or rice vinegar
  • 2 tbs soy sauce
  • Dash of dashida (dried soup stock made from essence of seafood or beef)
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 4 kirby cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 1 small white onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 1 tbs sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 tsp gocuchang paste:
  • 4 tbs gochuchang (available at Korean grocers)
  • 1 tbs sugar
  • 1 tbs sesame seeds
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
Directions
  1. Whisk together the vinegar, soy, dashida, sugar, gochuchang, and sesame oil in a large bowl.
  2. Add the cucumber and onion and stir until combined.
  3. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and let marinate at least 1 hour before eating.
  4. If you can’t find gochuchang try substituting some other type of chili paste