Darina Allen

Cucumber with Fennel

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Simply Delicious 2
Simply Delicious 2

By Darina Allen

Published 1990

  • About

Many people love cucumber raw, but few think of cooking it as a vegetable. It is quite delicious prepared in this way and particularly good with fish.

Ingredients

  • 1 oz (30 g/¼ stick) butter
  • 1

Method

Dice the cucumber into ½ inch (1 cm) pieces. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan or casserole, toss in the cucumber and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and sweat over a low heat un