Cool Oriental Cucumber Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon pickled ginger
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
1/4 teaspoon chili paste (or hot sauce of your preference)
1 teaspoon sugar (white or brown)
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pinch salt and pepper
2 English cucumbers (or seedless or regular)
1/2 red onion
1 avocado
2 tablespoons sesame seeds or 2 tablespoons finely chopped peanuts

Preparation

For dressing, mix first 8 ingredients in a container and shake well.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours to blend the flavors.
Slice onion very thin and place in ice water for half hour.
Dry onion with paper towels before using.
Peel cucumbers and slice thin.
Place in a bowl, pour on dressing and mix well.
Peel and slice avocado.
Arrange cucumbers (don't pour out the dressing), onion, and avocado individually on a plate (they can be mixed but I like the way they look individually).
Drizzle the remaining dressing on the onion and avocado.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds or peanuts.