Herbed Cucumber Slices Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup thickly sliced unpeeled cucumber (approx. 20 slices)
• 1 small red capsicum
• 1/4 tsp oil for greasing
• 2 tsp crushed garlic (lehsun)
• freshly ground black peppercorns (kalimirch) to taste
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• salt (namak) to taste
• a few sprigs of parsley

Steps

1. Apply ¼ tsp of oil evenly over the red capsicum. Pierce it with a fork and roast it over an open medium flame till it turns black in colour from all the sides.
2. Immerse it in water and remove the skin, stem and seeds and cut into thin strips. Keep aside for the garnish.
3. Combine all the ingredients, except the cucumber slices and blend in a mixer to a smooth mixture using little water till smooth.
4. Arrange the cucumber slices on a flat dry surface and top each cucumber slice with little topping mixture.
5. Serve immediately garnished with red capsicum strips and parsley sprigs.