Charred cucumber salad recipe – #sidesmatter

Ingredients

2 whole cucumbers peeled and sliced length ways about 4 millimetres thick

Handful of pine nuts (toasted)

The seeds from half of a pomegranate

Some chopped coriander

3 tablespoons of olive oil or rapeseed oil

1 teaspoon of sea salt

1 lime

Method

These ingredients will serve 2. You can add your own desired quantities depending on how many people you are catering for.

Heat a pan, add pine nuts and roll around the pan until they start to brown. Remove from the pan and allow to cool. No oil required.

Take the slices of cucumber and lay on a tray, sprinkle with sea salt and leave for one hour.

While the cucumbers are salting preheat barbecue or griddle pan.

When ready to cook take each slice of cucumber and pat dry with some paper towels.

Drizzle with your chosen oil and cook on barbecue or griddle pan on both sides until you have some char marks then remove from pan and allow to cool.

Arrange the cucumbers on a plate (see photo) and sprinkle with pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and chopped coriander. Squeeze over the lime juice and using your fingers mix well.

Enjoy the refreshing side #sidesmatter