Chinese Cucumber Salad

3 cucumbers
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 quarts rice wine vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons scallions -- finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root -- finely chopped

Peel cucumbers. Slice thinly. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over cucumbers. Stir carefully. Chill.

Servings: 6
Source: Elizabeth Powell