Cucumber Carpaccio With Tomato Dressing -

Cucumber Carpaccio With Tomato Dressing

Ingredients

¾ English cucumber
3 firm tomatoes
1 onion
1 tsp (5 ml) olive oil
Salt and white pepper
Ground cumin
1 tbsp (15 ml) tomato paste
2 tsp (10 ml) balsamic vinegar
2 sprigs lemon thyme

Details

Serves: 2

Method

Lightly score the tomatoes crosswise, blanch, peel and dice coarsely. Set some aside.

Chop the onion and lightly sauté in hot olive oil on low heat until translucent. Stir in the tomato, salt, pepper, cumin and tomato paste. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes, then purée.

Finely slice the cucumber and arrange on two plates. Drizzle tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar over top. Garnish with remaining diced tomato and thyme leaves.

Per serving:- approx. 72 calories 3 g protein, 2 g fat, 9 g carbohydrates

Related food category:

• Salad