Japanese Restaurant Cucumber Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon Asian (toasted) sesame oil
1 teaspoon chili paste (sambal oelek)
salt to taste
2 large cucumbers - peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch slices

Preparation

Whisk sugar, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chile paste, and salt together in a bowl. Add cucumbers and stir to coat. Allow salad to marinate for 30 minutes before serving at room temperature.