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Chilled Okra Salad

Ingrediens:

• *  6 okra, thinly sliced widthways
• * 1 aubergine, julienned (3cm)
• * 2/3 cucumber, julienned (3cm)

For the dressing

• * 1.5tbsp mentsuyu
• * If you can’t get hold of this, use soy sauce instead.
• * If you can get your hands on them, a couple of bulbs of myoga, sliced, and five oba leaves, roughly chopped, will add fragrance to this salad.

Preparation:

1. Place the okra and cucumber on a chopping board, sprinkle with salt and gently roll around the board with your hands. Wash with cold water and pat dry.
2. Cut the aubergine in lengths of around 3cm, and then place in cold water for a few minutes. Remove, pat dry and julienne, along with the cucumber. Slice the okra widthways, as thinly as possible.
3. If you have them, thinly slice the myoga and julienne the oba leaves.
4. Combine the vegetables together, and set aside for a few moments until the okra starts to become slightly sticky.
5. Smother with the dressing, and put in the fridge for 30-60 mins.