Inspiring vegetarian recipes
Try our vibrant veggie dishes, from meat-free lasagne to vegetable curry and vegetarian chilli
Stir-fried smacked cucumber
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 6 as a snack
Ingredients
- 1 cucumber
- oil
- 2 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
- ½ tsp Szechuan pepper
- sesame oil
Method
- STEP 1
Cut the cucumbers into 4cm lengths and then cut each chunk into wedges. Put each piece under the flat of a cleaver and smack down on it with your hand. Cut or scrape off the seeds and put the pieces into a sieve and sprinkle over a little salt. Leave them for 30 minutes and then rinse and pat them dry.
- STEP 2
Heat a little oil in a wok until very hot and add the chilli and pepper, add the cucumber and stir-fry for a minute, then scoop the lot onto a plate and sprinkle some sesame oil on top.
