Recipe courtesy of Michele Urvater
Cucumber Curls in Butter and Mint
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 2 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 2 servings
- Calories
- 222
- Total Fat
- 12
- Saturated Fat
- 8
- Carbohydrates
- 29
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 13
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 31
- Sodium
- 1798
- Total: 6 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 1 min
Ingredients
4 to 6 kirby cucumbers or a seedless cucumber, peeled
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped mint
Directions
- Run a good vegetable peeler down the sides of the cucumber, lengthwise to create long thin `strips; keep on turning the cucumber; you'll be left with an inner core which is basically seeds and which you should discard.
- Heat the cucumber curls in the melted butter for 30 seconds to a minute. Remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper; dust with mint.