South Beach Diet Recipe : Octopus with Cucumber in Vinegar Dressing (8 servings)

Ingredients:

• 450g cucumber

• 200g par-boiled octopus, sliced

• 5cm piece of fresh ginger, cut into thin strip

• 1 1/2 tbsp of salt

• 4 tbsp rice vinegar

• 3 tbsp sugar substitute

• 2 tbsp light soy sauce

Preparation:

In a saucepan, simmer rice vinegar, sugar substitute and light soy sauce over low heat to dissolve. leave  aside to cool.

Rub cucumber with 1 tbsp of salt and then wash thoroughly. later cut cucumber into paper thin round slices.

Sprinkle the remaining salt over cucumber slices. Rub and toss lightly. Rinse off salt after 15 minutes and dry cucumber slices thoroughly with a clean kitchen towel.

In a bowl, mix cucumber slices with vinegar, and chill for at least an hour before serving.

Before serving, add in octopus slices and garnish with ginger strip.