Balsamic-Dressed Cucumber with Olives

🥘 Ingredients

• balsamic vinegar
  2 Tbsp
• black olives
  10
• black pepper
• cucumber
  2
• lemon
  1/2
• mint
  6 sprigs
• olive oil
  4 Tbsp
• red chili (optional)
  1/2
• spring onions
  3

🍳 Cookware

• chopping board
• knife
• mixing bowl

1. 1

   Run a fork down the length of the cucumber until it’s stripy all over.

   cucumber: 2
2. 2

   On a chopping board , use a knife to chop off the ends.
3. 3

   Carefully cut them in half across the middle, then in half lengthways.
4. 4

   Use a teaspoon to gently scoop out and discard the seeds.
5. 5

   Chop the cucumber up into 1 cm chunks and place in a mixing bowl .
6. 6

   Place the black olives on a chopping board, squash them with the heel of your hand, pull out and discard the stones, then roughly chop them and add them to the bowl.

   black olives: 10
7. 7

   Trim and finely slice the spring onions and add them to the bowl.

   spring onions: 3
8. 8

   Chop and add a red chili (optional) to the bowl.

   red chili (optional): 1/2
9. 9

   Add the balsamic vinegar and 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil .

   balsamic vinegar: 2 Tbsp, olive oil: 4 Tbsp
10. 10

    Squeeze in the juice of 1/2 a lemon , using your fingers to catch any pips.

    lemon: 1/2
11. 11

    Sprinkle over a pinch of black pepper .

    black pepper
12. 12

    Pick and tear over the mint leaves, toss everything together, then serve.

    mint: 6 sprigs