Cucumber hors d'oeuvres

[Subtle_badger]

Another cracker alternative, slice a cucumber (or courgette) on the diagonal, and top with tasty spreads. 😋

I will slice it thinner next time.

[TheAwfulToad Ambassador]

Back when we had a restaurant, we used to actually serve these quite regularly as part of our catering package. They were surprisingly popular even for people who wouldn't normally be interested in low-carb.

[jd65]

That looks great. I love cucumber with a bit of vinegar or cut into sticks with sour cream and chopped chives.

What toppings do you have on them?

[Professor-Yaffle]

Guess the toppings......... Cheese? Baba Ganoush (aubergine)? olive tapenade? and.... hmm red pepper sauce of some kind or tomato pesto?

You can't beat cheese and cucumber!!!! I like smoked salt on cucumber as a beach snack. I also like cream cheese mixed with a little bit of peanut butter as a topping.

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[jd65 in reply to Professor-Yaffle]

Cream cheese and peanut butter sounds delicious.

[Subtle_badger]

Lidl have an Italian festival going on, so the toppings are tapenade and 'nduja from lidl, a cheese from the Turkish supermarket and a mix of avocado and marie rose sauce.

[Professor-Yaffle]

Love nduja! Bit disappointed with my own guessing skills though 😀

[Subtle_badger in reply to Professor-Yaffle]

You did pretty good. Nduja is pretty uncommon (you heard hoof beats, and you didn't think zebra) and what hope would have in recognising a pink coloured avocado and mayonnaise, which is not a dish that exists outside this plate.

[Professor-Yaffle in reply to Subtle_badger]

If I had done a bit more detective work before making my guesses I might have realised that perhaps you had some marie rose sauce to use up from your retro dinner the other evening 🤦‍♀️Thanks for sharing. I'm going to look out for some Nduja.

[Subtle_badger in reply to Professor-Yaffle]

If you are in the UK, Lidl has it this week, and Waitrose sells it all the time..

Both have dextrose, so it depends on how pure you are. 😇

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Thicker the better for me, though it does go further if you slice it thinner, she says, stating the obvious, lol. As a side note, for those who might be having a bit of a blockage in the bowel department, cucumber's quite good for that.