Cool Cucumber Salad

Salads

3 cups cucumbers; thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ginger; finely chopped
***Rice Vinegar Dressing***
3/4 cup sweet cooking rice wine
1 cup Japanese rice vinegar
1 teaspoon salt

Combine dressing ingredients and bring to a boil. Set aside and cool thoroughly. Partly peel cucumber, leaving strips of green. Slice very thin. Add salt to cucumbers and let stand for about 15 minutes. Press excess ' liquid from cucumbers, add the ginger and the dressing, and chill thoroughly before serving.