Ingredients

  • 6 ounces dry vermicelli or 6 ounces bean thread noodles
  • 6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 4 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 medium cucumber, chilled
  • 1 tablespoon thinly sliced green onion
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Method

  • Cook the noodles in boiling water until barely tender.
  • Rince immediately with cold water until cool, drain thoroughly and put in a medium bowl.
  • Mix vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and salt and pour over the noodles.
  • Stir well.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill noodles in refrigerator until cold.
  • Peel and seed the cucumber.
  • Cut into quarters lengthwise, then into thin sticks.
  • Divide the noodles on four salad plates, sprinkle evenly with cucumber pieces, green onion and sesame seeds.