Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2020 (1)

GOURMET TRAVELLER 97

Babycucumberswithwhey

dressinganddriedchilli

SERVES4 // PREPTIME 10 MINS// COOK 15 MINS(PLUSDRYING)

“Here,babycucumbersarequarteredandlightlysalted,”says
McCaskill.“Thewheydressingis madewithleftoversfrom
thelabneservedwiththefritters.Chillitrimmingsaredried
and blitzed to a fine powder and dusted over the cucumbers.”

250 gmbabycucumbers(about

8),halvedlengthways

Smalldriedchillies,toserve

Driedchilliflakes(see note),

toserve

WHEYDRESSING

2½ tspsesameoil

2 tspfinelychoppedginger

1 smallgarlicclove,finely

chopped

¼ tspcastersugar

¼ tspfreshlyground

whitepepper

½ tspgroundfenugreek

15 gmbutter,diced

¾ tsphoney

100 mlwheyreservedfrom

labne (see recipe p93)

NoteFordriedchilliflakes,

preheatovento 60 °C.Finely

slice redchillitops(reserved

fromfritters;seerecipep93)

andspreadonanoventray.

Dehydrateuntildrybutnot

crisp(10-12hours).Grindin

a spicegrinderorwitha

mortar and pestle.➤

1 Fordressing,combine

sesameoil,gingerandgarlic

ina smallsaucepanover

mediumheatandstiruntil

golden(2-3minutes).Add

sugar,pepper,fenugreekand

½tspfinesaltandsimmer

untilfragrant(1-2minutes).

Slowlywhiskinbutter,

honeyandwhey,andcook

untilcombinedandslightly

thickened(8-10minutes).

Cool,thenchilluntilrequired.

2 Seasoncucumberto

tasteandcombinewith

driedchillies.Servewith

wheydressingand dried

chilli flakes.