Julia Child's Baked Cucumbers Butter-Free


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Ingredients

6 medium sized cucumbers
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
4 tablespoons chopped green onions
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Preparation

1
Peel the cucumbers, cut lengthwise and scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Then cut into strips of about 1 cm wide and 5 cm long.
2
Toss the cucumbers with the vinegar, salt and sugar and let sit for at least 30 minutes. (This process extracts the liquid from the cucumbers)
3
Drain and pat dry in a towel.
4
Heat the oven to 200 C.
5
In a baking dish, toss the cucumbers with the olive oil, dill, green onions and pepper.
6
Place uncovered in the middle of the oven for about one hour, tossing 2 - 3 times until cumbers are tender but still have a bit of of crispness and texture.
7
Serve warm.

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Yield:

1 servings

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Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 2:08am

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