Cucumbers w/Cream and Mint
Why I Love This Recipe
This sounds absolutely wonderful, and I can't wait to try it. Out of the book Art of Simple Foods.
Ingredients You'll Need
2 Cucumbers, peeled and sliced
salt to taste
1/4 cup cream
3 tbsp olive oil
juice of 1/2 a lemon
fresh ground pepper
3 mint sprigs
Variations:
*add pounded garlic to dressing
*substitute yogurt for cream
Directions
Place cucumbers in medium sized bowl, if seeds are large and tough make sure to remove them.
Sprinkle w/salt.
Combine cream, olive oil, lemon and pepper.
Stir well.
If water has accumulated with the cucumbers, drain it off.
Pour the dressing over the sliced cucumbers and combine.
toss mint in with cucumbers, add more salt to taste.
