CUCUMBERS AND CARROTS
Provided by Pierre Franey
Categories easy, quick, side dish
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Peel cucumbers and cut each lengthwise in half. Scrape away and discard seeds.
- Cut each cucumber in half crosswise into thin slices. There should be about 4 cups. Set aside.
- Trim off ends of each carrot. Scrape carrots. Cut each carrot crosswise into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Cut each piece lengthwise into thin julienne strips. There should be about 2 cups.
- Bring enough water to the boil in a saucepan to cover carrot strips when added. Add carrots and let cook about 4 minutes. Add cucumbers and cook about 1 minute. Drain well.
- Heat butter in skillet and add shallots. Cook briefly, stirring. Add carrots and cucumbers and sprinkle with salt, pepper and cumin. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 96, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 6 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 486 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
BIBIMBAP WITH TOFU, CUCUMBERS, SPINACH, SHIITAKES AND CARROTS
For this dish, instead of using the traditional Korean marinade, I use my favorite marinade for the tofu; it includes mirin, sweet Japanese rice wine.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Combine all of the tofu marinade ingredients in a 2-quart bowl. Whisk together well.
- Drain the tofu and pat dry with paper towels. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick dominoes, blot again with paper towels and add to the bowl with the marinade. Gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes to an hour, or for up to a day.
- Mix together the rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, scallions, sesame seeds and salt to taste in a small bowl or measuring cup. Add red pepper paste if desired. Set aside.
- While the tofu is marinating, toss the cucumber with salt to taste and place in a colander in the sink for 15 to 30 minutes. Rinse and squeeze dry. Place in a bowl and toss with 2 teaspoons of the vinegar and sesame oil mixture. In a separate bowl, toss the carrots with 1 tablespoon of the vinegar and sesame oil mixture. Refrigerate both the cucumbers and carrots while you cook the tofu, spinach and mushrooms.
- Wash the spinach and wilt in a large frying pan over high heat. Remove from the heat, press out excess water and toss in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of the vinegar and sesame oil mixture.
- Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until a drop of water evaporates immediately on contact and add the canola oil. Stir-fry the tofu for 3 to 5 minutes, until lightly browned, and remove to a plate. Add the shiitakes to the pan, let sit without stirring for 1 minute, then stir-fry for another minute or two, until tender. Remove to a plate.
- Fry the eggs in the hot pan or in a separate nonstick skillet until the whites are set and the yolks are still runny. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 4 wide soup bowls. Place a mound of hot grains in the middle of each one and surround with the tofu and vegetables, as well as kimchi if desired, each ingredient in its own little pile. Place a fried egg and a small spoonful of chili paste on top of the rice and garnish with the toasted nori and sesame seeds. Serve at once. Diners should break the egg into the rice. Pass the chili paste and add more as desired.
COLD SESAME NOODLES WITH CARROTS AND CUCUMBERS
Spicy noodles in a peanut sesame sauce, topped with carrot, cucumber and scallions. Based on a recipe from Lee Bailey's The Way I Cook. If fresh egg noodles are not available, dry linguine is a substitute.
Provided by DJM70
Categories Peanut Butter
Time 25m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In the bowl of a food processor, pulse the garlic and ginger root until finely chopped. Add the peanut butter,sesame oil soy sauce, tea, brown sugar, Siracha, red wine vinegar and process until smooth.
- Bring a stockpot of water to the boil and add the salt and cook noodlesuntil done-follow package directions.
- Drain the noodles, rinse well with cold water, drain well again and toss with the 1 tablespoon of dark sesame oil.
- Toss the noodles with the sauce and arrange on a large platter. Top with the carrot, cucumber and scallions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 753.8, Fat 44.5, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 63.8, Sodium 2670, Carbohydrate 72, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 12.7, Protein 21.1
PICKLED CUCUMBERS AND CARROTS WITH BASIL - LOW CALORIE
This is similar in style to the Vietnamese pickled carrots (Carot Chua) that are sweet and tangy with the addition of sliced cucumbers and basil.
Provided by paulinalietsch
Categories Asian
Time 10m
Yield 2 1/2 cups, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel cucumber with a peeler, peel the cucumber lengthwise into strips. When you get to the middle, chop remainder into cucumber chips. Chop basil finely.
- To an airtight container add cucumber, carrots, julienne sliced, basil.
- Dissolve Splenda and salt in vinegar. Add to veggies. Its ready to eat or store in fridge for later.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 14, Fat 0.1, Sodium 49.9, Carbohydrate 2.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 1.4, Protein 0.5
CUCUMBERS, CARROTS AND SMOKED SALMON CRUDITéS
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Mix lox, cream cheese and chopped dill weed. Place lox mixture in decorating bag fitted with large star tip, and pipe 1 heaping teaspoonful onto each carrot slice or spoon lox mixture onto each carrot slice. Garnish each with dill weed sprig.1 Serving: Calories 10 (Calories from Fat 0) Fat 0g (Saturated 0g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 55mg Carbohydrate 1g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 1g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
ICED CUCUMBERS AND CARROTS
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Cut the carrots lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices using the corrugated blade on a mandoline or with a very sharp knife and in a large bowl of ice and cold water let them soak for 1 to 2 hours, or until they are curled. Halve the cucumbers crosswise cut them lengthwise into eighths, and chill them in another large bowl of ice and cold water for 15 minutes. Drain the vegetables, arrange them decoratively in a serving bowl filled with ice, and serve them with the sauce.
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