Name: Neil Perry: Cucumber with smashed garlic
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, seeds removed; 2 garlic cloves, smashed in a mortar and pestle; 7 gm (1½ cm) piece of ginger, cut into julienne; 1½ tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 tbsp sesame oil

Neil Perry: Cucumber with smashed garlic

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for cucumber with smashed garlic by Neil Perry and Andy Evans from Sydney restaurant Spice Temple.

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Ingredients

4 Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, seeds removed

2 garlic cloves, smashed in a mortar and pestle

7 gm (1½ cm) piece of ginger, cut into julienne

1½ tbsp rice wine vinegar

1 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp sesame oil

Method

Main

1.Coarsely chop cucumber into rough 4cm lengths, and combine in a non-reactive bowl with 2 tsp sea salt, tossing to coat. Stand for 1 hour, then drain. Combine with garlic and ginger and set aside.

2.Combine vinegar, sugar and oil in a small bowl, drizzle over cucumber mixture, stir to combine and stand for 10 minutes to allow flavours to combine. Serve as a condiment.

Neil Perry

Andy Evans

Styling by Emma Knowles