Ribbon Kyuri Salad with Asian Dressing & The Award!

First...

I want to say apologize if for the past 2 month (imagine that!) I didn't post any new recipe or blog post here. Lot of things happen that need more attention and been busy this days and yes I did take a time to travel to Singapore and Bali at our 12Anniversary :D , Will share the photos with you as soon as I can :) 

So, reader and blogger... would you please forgive me for this late post? 

I know you will ;) 

And now, our love ones... the food of course :)

Don't you agree if I say that, nothing can compare a refreshing salad after a hectic day?! 

Well, dessert is something that we often call as an indulgence after a long day. But salad, it's just something that I will always call as a "medicine" or a "detox" that will help our palate and senses to regain their memory back... And that is, truly something most precious for us, blogger, cooker and food enthusiasm - our palate and senses!

This refreshing and healthy salad is just light with a little hint from ginger,  chili, lime zest and juice. Fragrant with flavor of sesame oil and cilantro, fresh with their refreshing green color and crunch.

I have this salad a few times with grilled prawn and baked salmon as lunch or dinner, and yes, I finished a whole bowl alone and still want more!

Ingredients :

• 1 medium Cucumber (i use kyuri)
• 2-3 cm fresh Ginger, peeled
• 1 Lime
• 1 tbsp Sesame Oil
• 3 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp salt reduced Soy Sauce, (add 1tbsp at the first time and add more 1tbsp if necessary, i use 2 tbsp) 
• 1 Red Chili, deseed
• 1 handful of fresh Coriander

Directions :

• In a salad bowl, grated the ginger and make a zest from the lime and juice. 

• Add in sesame oil, soy sauce and extra virgin olive oil, check the seasoning.

• Peel the cucumber with a peeler so the cucumber will look like a long ribbon. Discard the watery core. 
• Take the coriander, tear apart the leaves and finery chopped the stalks. Place the coriander leaves inside the cucumber and sprinkle the stalks on top. 
• Finery chopped the red chili and sprinkle over.
• Toss and dress until you ready to eat. 
• Enjoy! 

I want say to thank you to Ridwan from Asian-Spice Mix. Ridwan is come from the same country as I do, Indonesia. And even we separated and lived in 2 different country, our heart beat is still the same - the food  - which made us close more than we can never imagine :)

So thank you Ridwan for the award! 

Visit Ridwan at his blog  when he share a different kind of dish while he's not cooking at the restaurant or do the catering :)

And I pass this award to : 

1. Nami from Just One CookBook

2. Peppy from Indonesia Eats

3. Roxana from A Little Bit Of Everything

4. Manu from Manu's Menu

5. Ann from Cooking Healthy For Me

The asian style...

The greeny color and the light taste of cucumber & coriander...
with a little hint from ginger and chili...

The fragrant aroma from sesame oil...

will surely make this salad a one to try for your busy dinner or just a fresh treat for our precious palate and senses!

Enjoy this refreshing salad and have a great week ahead everyone! :)

Stay Healthy and Loves Your Kitchen More! 

It's on Foodbuzz Top9 at 3May 2012! YaY! 

Difficulty : easy

Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Makes : 2 serving 

Adapted from : Jamie 30-minute Meal