Sautéed cucumber, green beans, beetroot and carrot salad bowl

I’ve got warm green salads in this book and braised gem lettuce but sautéed cucumber? Yes, and it’s delicious too! I love cucumber, but with its bitter seeds, hard-to-digest skin and cooling nature it’s not a Vata favourite – until, that is, it’s peeled and lightly fried to bring out more of that delicious sweetness. Cucumber is a great example of the way preparation changes the nature of foods, and of how cooking can giv