Cucumber & Fennel Salad

Ingredients

• 1cucumber, large
• 1 tspsalt, for salting cucumber
• 1 tspsugar
• 1fennel bulb, thinly sliced
• 150 mlsoured cream
• 1lemon, juice only
• 1 tbspwhite wine vinegar
• dill
• black pepper, to taste

Method

1. 2

   Mix the soured cream, lemon juice, white wine vinegar, and dill together. Season with black pepper, then toss through the cucumber and fennel mixture.

2. 1

   Thinly slice the cucumber and put it in a sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tsp salt and the sugar, then leave for 10 minutes to draw out moisture. Add the sliced fennel to the sieve and toss together.