Greens for shabu shabu dinner

1. Use greens fresh from the garden or from a top-grade produce store, saving radishes or another use. Pickled radish greens: wash greens, discarding any bits that don"t look fresh.
2. Chopi coarsely.
3. Combine in a bowl with the salt, sugar and water.
4. Allow to sit 30 minutes to several hours in the refrigerator.
5. Just before serving, drain and squeeze dry in a kitchen towel.
6. Place in small serving bowl and add soy sauce to taste.
7. Cucumberi relish: peel cucumber and slice as thinly as possible.
8. Salti and let macerate for 15 to 30 minutes.
9. Drain and squeeze dry in a kitchen towel.
10. Combine with vinegar and sugar in serving bowl.
11. Pickled radish greens per serving: 5 calories, 0 g protein, 1 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 198 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.
12. Cucumber relish per serving: 10 calories, 0 g protein, 2 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 8 mg sodium, 0 g fiber.