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Herby warm cucumbers with lemon
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- small handful of mint, chopped
- 2 cucumbers, cut into thin ribbons using a vegetable peeler
- small handful of dill, chopped
- small handful of parsley, chopped
- ½ lemon zested and juiced
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.
