Braised Cucumbers

I searched on the internet for braised cucumbers after watching ‘Julie and Julia’ for the umpteenth time. There weren’t many recipes and they were all different. I took the information from all the recipes and meshed them together, deleting some ingredients and adding others. The dish turned out wonderful. This is a side dish that I have served with quite a few different types of main dishes. It seems to go with almost any type of food.

Step: 1

Place cucumbers in a shallow baking dish and sprinkle kosher salt over the top; toss to coat and let rest, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Drain cucumbers and discard any accumulated liquid.

Step: 2

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir cucumbers in hot butter until cucumbers are heated through and color starts to change, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer cucumbers to a serving dish and season with lemon juice, mint, and black pepper.

Per Serving: 103 calories; protein 1.3g; carbohydrates 5.5g; fat 9g; cholesterol 22.9mg; sodium 2945.9mg.

Getting stay in and make food your dinner instead of dining out is good a step in the right direction if you’re more point on eating healthier. There’s no best way to know exactly what’s happen into the food you’re eat than by making it homemade Mastering the main dish is only half the battle , though . And once you’ve mastering your chicken, steak, or fish, it’s time to make your attention to the ever- focusing side dishes.

A side dish would easily make down of your health goals, as sweetness , sodium, fat, and calories would all get rather high quickly if you’re not think about it . But with our healthy side dish recipes, you won’t ever run into that mistakes .