• About us
  • Cook’s notes
  • Shared Kitchen

Ilarias Kitchenette

Real food from scratch

Cucumber Salad – Ilaria nabs a bargain

October 17, 2017 by Julie Biuso Leave a Comment

Ilaria spied a bargain – cheap cucumbers – and was in. This recipe is not rocket science, hardly even a recipe of ‘this or that’, but it is sublime none the less.

Take a good telegraph (tender-skinned) cucumber, and by good, I mean, one that is not showing any signs of softening, peel and slice thinly, put it on a plate and sprinkle with a little flaky sea salt if it takes your fancy. Next, add some dollops of unsweetened yoghurt (check the ingredients on the back of the pack and buy the brand with the least additives included).

Cucumber salad 1

Then get yourself a handful of fresh kaffir lime leaves. My kaffir lime tree is in a broken pot shoved in a corner of the drive and gets very little love and not much sun, but it is in exceptional health. As long as I hose off any infestation of ants or sticky insects which have a go at it from time to time, it seems to truck along really well and produces several bursts of new growth a year. It’s one of those weird things – if I re-pot it, I’ll probably upset it … so it might stay in the broken pot for another year.

Anyway, lay the leaves flat and cut out the spines, then roughly chop the leaves. Transfer to a spice or coffee grinder and grind to a sort of furry-looking dust. It has to be really fine. Then sprinkle the lime leaf dust over the cucumber and serve. The lime scent is magnificent! Serve with fish, barbecued, baked or pan-fried.

Cucumber Salad 2
Cuucmber salad 6
Cucumber salad 5

If you don’t have lime leaves, you could use lemon leaves, choosing tender leaves and preparing them in the same way. Cucumber and yoghurt is also great with dill, coriander (cilantro) and mint.

Cucumber salad 3

Share Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Share on Facebook
Facebook

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

You might also like...

December Cooking Classes
Get yourself all inspired this weekend with a cooking class on Waiheke. Come away with a great repertoire of new recipes and be ready to roll for summer.
Read more
Brussels Sprouts & Potato Bake
Seriously, the morning after making this I woke up dreaming of leftovers!
Read more
Salmon Salad Bowl
Looks good enough to eat.
Read more

About this blog

ilaria

Kitchenette is the companion blog to Julie Biuso's Shared Kitchen and is run by Ilaria Biuso, Julie's daughter. It is a space for Ilaria to share her exploration of modern (mostly) healthy exciting cuisine.

Subscribe

Keep up to date with all the latest...

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Tumblr
  • YouTube
Shared Kitchen

Shared Kitchen
Julie Biuso
2020

  • Home
  • About us
  • Cook’s notes
  • Ilaria’s kitchenette

© 2020 Please see our copyright page for conditions on use of content here

  • Home
  • About us
  • Ilaria’s Kitchenette
  • Shop
  • Categories
    • Special occasions
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Dessert
    • Baking
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
    • Winter
    • Wine & drinks
    • Back
  • Essentials
    • 10 minutes with…
    • Kitchen things we like
    • Recently posted
    • Reviews
    • Tastings
    • Tips & tricks
    • Something for the weekend
    • Weights & measures
    • What’s at the farmers’ markets
    • Back