Cucumber, caper and lemon salad

Recipes / Salads

Five simple ingredients are combined to create this creamy yet refreshing salad.

Recipe «Cucumber, caper and lemon salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 2 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 Lebanese cucumbers, 1 small lemon, 200g creme fraiche or sour cream, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/3 cup capers .

Ingredients:

  • 6 Lebanese cucumbers 
  • 1 small lemon 
  • 200g creme fraiche or sour cream 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1/3 cup capers 

Instructions

  1. Cut cucumbers in half lengthways then, using a teaspoon, scoop out and discard seeds. Place halves in a sieve over a bowl. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt then stand for 20 minutes. Rinse cucumbers then pat dry. Cut cucumbers diagonally into 5mm-thick slices. Place in a bowl.
  2. Thinly peel rind from lemon in long, thin strips then cut into fine shreds. Peel and discard white pith from lemon. Cut lemon into thin rounds then finely chop. Add lemon rind, lemon flesh and creme fraiche to cucumbers.
  3. Heat oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add capers. Cook for 2 minutes or until crisp then drain on paper towels. Add 1/2 the capers to cucumber mixture. Toss to combine. Spoon into a bowl and top with remaining capers. Serve with trout.