This Smashed Cucumber Salad With Finger Limes And Myoga is a variation of a popular Japanese smashed cucumber salad (tataki kyuri). I love unusual ingredients and was tempted to use myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga) and finger limes (Citrus australasica) together with the very last skinny cucumber I harvested in my own garden. Perfect appetizer on a sunny late summer day! I am aware that you might not be able to get the ingredients needed, but if you do, give this recipe a try. Unfortunately, there are no substitutes for finger limes or myoga since nothing tastes the same. Best cucumbers to use are the Japanese cucumbers but you can also use Persian cucumbers and baby English cucumbers. Large English cucumbers have too many seeds. You could still use them, of course, so don't despair if you do not find the Japanese or Persian ones. To remedy the shortcomings of an English cucumber you could cut it lengthwise in half, scoop the seeds out, and smash eac...
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