
Herby warm cucumbers with lemon
Did you know that warming up cucumbers enhances their fresh flavour? To finish, all this summer side dish needs is a sprinkling of fresh dill and parsley, plus lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- small handful of mintchopped
- 2 cucumberscut into thin ribbons using a vegetable peeler
- small handful of dillchopped
- small handful of parsleychopped
- ½ lemonzested and juiced
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal78
- fat7g
- saturates1g
- carbs2g
- sugars2g
- fibre1g
- protein2g
- salt0.02g
Method
step 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the chopped mint for 1 min before gently stirring in the cucumber ribbons. Toss and cook for 2-3 mins more to warm them.
step 2
Remove from the heat and toss through the dill, parsley and a drizzle of the lemon juice. Tip out onto a platter, drizzle with more lemon juice, if you like, and sprinkle with the lemon zest.