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Recipe for Braised Cucumbers
(Cucumeres)

by Pliny, Naturalis historiae, book 20, chapter 6

Original recipe: Coctos deraso cortice ex oleo et aceto ac melle iucundiores esse certum est.

Translation: Truly, cucumber, peeled and cooked with oil, vinegar and honey is most enjoyable.

Ingredients

1 large
cucumberCucumis melo var. chate that is still known as the ‘Italian cucumber’.
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp clear honey
Sea salt (optional)

Peel and cut the cucumber into thick slices.
Pour the white wine vinegar, olive oil and honey into a pan and cook the slices of cucumber gently in the sauce until they are tender, shaking the pan occasionally
Serve hot as a side dish.

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