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Smacked buffalo cucumbers

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 35 mins

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Check out our recipe for buffalo smacked cucumbers. ‘Smacking’ cucumbers is a Chinese technique allowing them to absorb more flavour. Their cool crunch tempers the hot buffalo sauce

Gluten free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

• 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

Nutrition: per serving

• kcal261
• fat21.9g
• saturates13.5g
• carbs9.3g
• sugars8.1g
• fibre1.6g
• protein5.8g
• salt2.1g

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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.

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