Warm Soba Salad with Zucchini and Sunomono-Style Cucumbers - Full Belly Farm

Ingredients

• 1 medium cucumber or 2 small cucumbers halved and sliced into thin half-moons (peeling optional, as is scooping out the seeds)
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 3 ounces dried soba noodles
• 1 medium zucchini julienned or 2 small ones
• 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 scallions thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 1/4 cup cilantro roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds