German · serves 2
German Rice with Cucumber
Cooked cucumber in white sauce next to cumin rice. Strange on paper, excellent on a plate.
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice
- 3 cucumbers
- 3 cups water
- 3 tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 tsp dried basil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp cumin seeds, pounded
- 100g cheddar, grated
- 1/2 cup parsley
- 1 cup white sauce
- Butter
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Soften the onion in butter, add basil and the pounded cumin.
- Rice, salt and water. Cook uncovered until the water is gone.
- Tomatoes, parsley and pepper folded in. Cover, off the heat.
- Peel the cucumbers, halve, scrape the seeds out, slice thick. Sauté in butter 3 minutes.
- Coat them in white sauce, warm through, and serve alongside the rice with cheese over the top.