COOKED CUCUMBERS WITH TOMATOES
3-4 medium-sized cucumbers (total weight 500 grams)
1-2 tomatoes, skinned, cut into pieces
3 bacon strips, cut into small pieces
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup water
Salt
1 tablespoons lemon juice
Pinch sugar
1 rounded teaspoon corn starch
1 tablespoon cold water
1 tablespoon chopped parsley. dill or chervil
Cut off ends of cucumbers and taste to see if they are bitter. If this is the case,
continue cutting away until no longer bitter. Then peel the cucumbers and cut into half
lengthwise. Remove the seeds with a spoon and cut into 1-inch pieces. Skin tomatoes and
cut into small pieces.
Fry bacon and strain, to remove crisp brown pieces, (reserve them) before adding the
cucumber, onion and tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes. Add the water and cook until
done, about 18 minutes. Season with salt, lemon juice and sugar. Thicken the cooking
liquid with the corn starch, blended with the water. Add the herbs. Sprinkle the dish with
the crisp bacon pieces.