Chinese Cucumber Salad

Chinese Cucumber Salad
4 servings

2 english cucumbers
2 T sea salt

Dressing:
4 T red wine vinegar
4 T soy sauce
3 T sugar
4 tsp. sesame oil
1-2 tsp. Sriracha Sauce (or etc)

Peel cucumbers, leaving some of the peel on in stripes if they are fresh garden cucumbers. Cut each cucumber in half lengthwise, then use a spoon to scrape out the seeds.

Cut cucumbers in 1/4 - 1/2 inch thick slices. Soak 30 minutes in salted ice water. (I used 2 T sea salt in the water.)  While the cucumbers are soaking in the ice water, mix the red wine vinegar, soy sauce, sweetener of your choice, sesame oil,  and Sriracha or other hot sauce to make the dressing.

After 30 minutes, drain the cucumbers well, put them in a plastic container with a tight-fitting lid, and pour dressing over cucumbers. Let marinate 30 minutes in the fridge, turning the container over a few times.

After 30 minutes more, drain the cucumbers, reserving a few tablespoons of the dressing.  Put cucumbers on serving dish, drizzle over the reserved dressing, and sprinkle with black sesame seeds if desired.