Grilled Sesame Salmon - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 medium cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
    1 tablespoon salt, plus additional to taste
    4 tablespoons rice vinegar, divided
    2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
    2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
    2 tablespoons tahini or 2 tablespoons smooth natural-style peanut butter
    1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, divided
    1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil, divided
    1 garlic clove, chopped
    1 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
    4 salmon fillets (about 5 ounces each)
    1/2 small red onion, very thinly sliced
    6 cups baby arugula
Preparation
    1. Place cucumbers in strainer set in sink; toss with 1 tablespoon salt. Press kitchen towel on cucumbers; drain at least 1 hour or up to 3.
    2. To make sauce, combine 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, soy sauce, tahini, 1 tablespoon oil, garlic, ginger, and 1 tablespoon water in blender; puree until combined.
    3. Preheat grill to medium-high. Season both sides of salmon with salt. Place skin side down on grill; cook 3 minutes, or until skin shrinks and separates from flesh. Flip; cook 4 minutes, until done.
    4. Toss cucumbers with remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 teaspoon oil, and sliced onions. Refrigerate until serving.
    5. Divide arugula equally among four plates. Top each serving with salmon, then cucumbers. Drizzle sauce over servings.

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