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Dukkah crusted cucumber bites

With just five minutes at hand, enjoy comforting dukkah-crusted cucumber bites. The generous amounts of almond cashew dukkah make these otherwise bland vegetable spring up to life.
Prep Time 10 minutes
making the dukkah 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine Fusion, Mediterranean, Summer
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • Cutting board
  • Knife
  • mortar and pestle

Ingredients
  

For the almond cashew Dukkah

  • 1/3 cup almonds
  • 1/3 cup cashewnuts
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds white ones
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seed powder
  • 1/4 tsp lemon zest

For the cucumber bites

  • 2-3 medium cucumber trimmed and cut into bite sized pieces.
  • 2 tbsp dukkah spice mix made above
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tsp lime juice

Instructions
 

  • In a frying pn on low heat, lightly toast the almonds and cashews till they are ready for a snap.
  • Remove this from heat and add to a plate.
  • Now add the sesame seeds to the pan and lightly toast till they start popping.
  • Add the spice powders cumin, corinader and fennel to the warm pan.
  • Mix it around and remove this mix.
  • Using the mortar and pestle pound the cashews and almonds till they are crushed.
  • Add the warmed seasme seeds, spice powders, pinch of salt and the lime zest and mix the spice blend well.
  • Remove the spice blend into a glass bottle to be used as needed.

To make the cucumber bite appetizer,

  • Wash and dry the cucumbers, trim them. Peel if desired.
  • Cut the cucumbers into bite sized pieces.
  • Place this on a serving plate.
  • Sprinkle the salt and lemon juice.
  • Toss this mix well.
  • Now, sprinkle the dukkah spice mix all over the cucumbers.
  • Place some salad picks poked into the cucumbers so that it is easy to serve.
  • The dukkah crusted cucumber bites are ready to be served.
    dukkah crusted cucumber bites
Keyword camp recipes, pot luck recipes, Spice blends, summer recipes
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