Cook the Book: Herb Green Ceviche with Cucumber

Name: Cook the Book: Herb Green Ceviche with Cucumber
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 larges ripe large avocados, pitted, flesh scooped from skin and then cut into cubes; 1 medium bunch cilantro (thick bottom stems cut off); 2 smalls (7 ounces total) pickle cucumbers or Persian (baby) cucumbers, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley (thick bottom stems cut off); 1 heads garlic, cloves broken apart, unpeeled; 1 leave Lettuce (butter lettuce works great here), for garnish; 59 milliliters lime juice; 118 milliliters olive oil; 4 servings Salt; 2 to 3 fresh serrano chiles; 680 grams sashimi-quality skinless, boneless fish fillets

The recipe Cook the Book: Herb Green Ceviche with Cucumber could satisfy your South American craving in around 45 minutes. This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe serves 4. One serving contains 422 calories, 3g of protein, and 42g of fat. A mixture of avocados, olive oil, flat-leaf parsley, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

Set a dry skillet over medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Lay in the unpeeled garlic cloves and chiles. Roast, turning frequently, until soft and blotchy brown in spots, about 10 minutes for the chiles and 15 minutes for the garlic. Cool until handleable, then slip the skins off the garlic, pull the stems off the chiles and roughly chop (no need to remove the seeds).

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Garlic

Chili Pepper

Seeds

Place in a food processor along with the cilantro (about 1 cup if packed), parsley (about 1 cup if packed), oil and 2 generous teaspoons salt. Process until nearly smooth (it will be pasty).

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Cilantro

Parsley

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Food Processor

Scrape into a storage container and refrigerate until serving time.

In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice and 1/2 cup of the herb seasoning. (Cover and refrigerate the remainder for another preparation.)

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Lime Juice

Seasoning

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the fish and cucumber, and stir to combine. To blend the flavors, cover and refrigerate for a half hour (for best results no more than an hour). Taste and season with a little more lime juice or salt if you think necessary, gently stir in the avocado (save out a little for garnish if you want), then serve on lettuce leaf-lined plates or in martini glasses.

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Lettuce Leaf