Smacked buffalo cucumbers
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 cucumbers
- 50g blue cheese, crumbled
- 3 tbsp crème fraîche
BUFFALO SAUCE
- 50g unsalted butter
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 75ml Frank's or other American hot sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
Method
- STEP 1
Put the cucumbers on a chopping board, hit with a rolling pin or the flat of a cleaver several times so that they break apart, and then cut into bite-sized pieces.
- STEP 2
Put into a colander and sprinkle with 1 tsp salt. Leave for 30 minutes.
- STEP 3
To make the sauce, heat the butter in a pan over a medium heat.
- STEP 4
When it begins to foam, add the garlic and cook gently for 2-3 minutes.
- STEP 5
Add the remaining ingredients and whisk well to combine. Cool.
- STEP 6
In a food processor add the blue cheese, crème fraîche, a little seasoning and whizz. Add enough cold water until it turns into a drizzle-able sauce.
- STEP 7
Rinse the cucumbers well under cold running water, drain and pat dry.
- STEP 8
To serve, toss the cucumbers with the buffalo sauce and pile onto a plate. Drizzle with the blue cheese sauce.
