Cucumber and cream salad
This is like a really sinful version of raitha, the yoghurt and cucumber salad.
Serves 5 or just one person, in front of the telly, bowl in lap.
Use a mandoline. Really. Buy one here. I've got an old wooden French one.
Course: Salad
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Cucumber and cream salad
Servings: 4
- 3 cucumbers peeled, finely sliced into rounds on a mandoline
- Good sea salt.
- 300 ml double cream
Cover the cucumber slices with salt.
Cover and put in the fridge.
Then drain off the salt.
The cucumber are seasoned and crispy.
Put in a nice bowl and cover with cream.
Add a sprig of herbs or flowers.