Ingredients for 4 servings
- It hasn't been very long that cucumbers are served cold and in salads.
- In all the great works and classic recipes of French cuisine, cucumbers were served as a hot garnish, often turned and stewed in cream, butter, in soup etc or to accompany the most delicate dishes. And then the part concerning you, my faithful visitors.
- Re-reading your multiple messages, I noticed that when you grew these cucumbers in your gardens, the production became so important that you were looking for ways to change from the endless salad.
- So from these 2 observations was born this ratatouille recipe where I simply swapped the zucchini for cucumbers.
- It was tasting it to good friends that they, while savoring it, found this swap I quote: astounding.
- So I decided to share it with you and I am waiting of course as usual for your comments.
- Cucumbers in ratatouille for 4 to 6 people:
- 1 green bell pepper and 1 red garden bell pepper if possible, deseeded and sliced
- 3 new onions peeled keeping the green, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves degerminated and chopped
- 1 small firm eggplant cut in half and sliced
- 1 beautiful firm cucumber peeled, cut in half, deseeded and sliced
- 50 g of pitted olives and sliced
- 2 very ripe tomatoes blanched, deseeded and cut into small pieces
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