Cucumber Noodles

Name: Cucumber Noodles
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 3 seedless cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped; 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 pounds total), peeled; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh mint; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Cucumber Noodles It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up pepper, cucumbers, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 25 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust blade of slicer to 1/8-inch-thick setting. Using slicer, cut each cucumber lengthwise into long 1/8-inch-thick julienne strips, slicing until you reach core, then rotate cucumber a quarter turn and continue slicing and rotating until left with nothing but core. Blanch cucumber "noodles" in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain in a colander. Immerse colander with cucumbers in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 2 minutes.

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Cucumber

Pasta

Water

Ice

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Colander

Bowl

Pot

Drain cucumbers, then transfer to a clean kitchen towel and pat cucumbers dry.

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Cucumber

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Kitchen Towels

Heat butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook cucumbers, mint, salt, pepper, zest, and lemon juice, tossing to coat, until just heated through, about 1 minute.

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Lemon Juice