This very low-calorie summer recipe combines creaminess, freshness and deliciousness.
Temperatures are rising, and with them, the desire to enjoy light and colorful dishes, which give pride of place to fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables. Dishes in sauce, veloutés, gratins, tartiflettes… not really for you anymore! We leave these comforting dishes to stay in shape while enjoying ourselves. We have found for you a recipe that is both delicious and light, which smells of summer and will satisfy your desire for freshness.
This is an easy cold starter to make that will only take a few minutes of your time and will take you to the other side of the Mediterranean, where the sun shines brightly! Combining lightness and creaminess, we love the recipe for cucumber with cream and chives. A crunchy cucumber (allow only one cucumber for 2 people), 100 milliliters of semi-thick crème fraîche (which you can replace with 0% fat fromage blanc or skyr for a lighter recipe), half a bunch of chives, a lime, salt and pepper… That’s all you need! All you have to do is follow the recipe in 3 steps, 15 minutes flat:
- Wash and cut a fresh cucumber into thin slices, using a mandolin if necessary to avoid making the slices thicker than 2 millimeters. Place the slices in a salad bowl and refrigerate.
- Mix the crème fraîche and the juice of your lemon in a bowl. Clean and finely chop the chives, then add them to your cream mixture. Stir everything together, add salt and pepper, then place in the refrigerator before serving.
- Arrange the cucumber slices on your plates and drizzle with the creamy sauce. Top with whole sprigs of fresh chives and a slice of fresh lemon. Serve with toasted bread of your choice.
The advantage of this easy-to-make summer recipe is that it is low in calories. Indeed, with an average of 102 kilocalories per 100 grams, cucumbers with cream will not make you gain weight. It must be said that the cucumber has a lot to do with it, since it only represents 16 kilocalories per 100 grams. This refreshing vegetable is one of the richest in water (95%), perfect for hydrating your body, and in vitamins (B9, potassium, magnesium, zeaxanthin and lutein, two powerful antioxidants that contribute to the protection of tissues). We definitely adopt this melting and sunny recipe, which will delight the taste buds of gourmets! You can decorate it at the very end with thin slices of avocado and radish!