Creamy cucumber with gravadlax

Creamy cucumber with gravadlax

This light and refreshing cucumber salad also goes well with smoked salmon or pickled herrings

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Plus salting

Method

  1. Peel alternate strips of skin off the cucumber and halve lengthways. Scoop away the seeds with a teaspoon, slice the cucumber on an angle, then place in a colander or sieve set above a bowl. Remove the outer layer of fennel and quarter the bulb. Cut away the core, then slice the fennel as finely as possible. Tip the fennel in with the cucumber, season generously with salt, then leave to macerate for 10 mins.
  2. When the vegetables have been salted, taste a piece of cucumber. If it's too salty, give them a rinse. But if it's fine, then just squeeze them gently. In a separate bowl, stir together the cream, vinegar, mustard and dill, and season with a grind of black pepper. Toss the vegetables into the creamy dressing and serve with a few slices of gravadlax, a sprinkling of dill and some buttered brown bread.

Per serving

184 kcalories, protein 18g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 3.35 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 11 September 2010

    Elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very very tasty and surprisingly fresh.

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  • 11 November 2011

    Diana rated and commented on this recipe

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    Lovely, fresh starter. I've made this several times and everyone loves it. Simple too!

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  • 24 December 2011

    Leann rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Everyone loved it. Easy no fuss starter but lovely flavours and texture.

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  • 12 February 2012

    Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Served it with cooked salmon fillets and roasted new potatoes - probably didn't work as well as the original recipe suggestion, which would be a lovely starter, but nevertheless made a very nice change for a weekday meal.

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  • 01 January 2013

    Sue in Spain rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely, simple, delicious starter. This is definately one to be repeated.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Plus salting

Ingredients

  • ½ large cucumber
  • 1 small fennel bulb
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • 2 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • small bunch dill , roughly chopped, plus extra to serve
  • 300g gravadlax , about 8 nice slices
  • brown bread and butter, to serve
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Per serving

184 kcalories, protein 18g, carbohydrate 3g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 3.35 g

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