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🍽️ Refreshing Vanilla Cucumber Salad with Zander

242 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cucumber
• salt
• 1 lemon (juice)
• oranges (juice)
• 1 vanilla pod
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp whipping cream
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1 sprig fresh mint
• 1 tbsp oil
• 4 portions zander fillet (à 120 g, with skin)
• salt
• pepper
• mint (for garnishing)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the cucumber completely.
2. 2. Slice the cucumber into very thin rounds.
3. 3. Sprinkle some salt over the cucumber slices.
4. 4. Mix the cucumbers well with the salt.
5. 5. Let the cucumbers sit for one hour.
6. 6. Pour the lemon juice into a bowl.
7. 7. Add the orange juice to the bowl.
8. 8. Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise.
9. 9. Scrape out the vanilla seeds.
10. 10. Add the vanilla seeds to the citrus juice.
11. 11. Stir the olive oil into the liquid.
12. 12. Stir in the whipping cream.
13. 13. Season the marinade with a pinch of salt.
14. 14. Season the marinade with a little sugar.
15. 15. Squeeze the water out of the cucumbers.
16. 16. Mix the cucumbers with the marinade.
17. 17. Pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
18. 18. Fold the mint leaves into the salad.
19. 19. Let the salad marinate for one to two hours.
20. 20. Heat some oil in a pan.
21. 21. Place the zander fillet skin-side down in the pan.
22. 22. Fry the fish for about five minutes.
23. 23. Season the fish with salt.
24. 24. Season the fish with pepper.
25. 25. Remove the vanilla pod from the salad.
26. 26. Plate the salad.
27. 27. Place the fried zander fillet on top of the salad.
28. 28. Garnish the dish with fresh mint.
29. 29. Serve the salad warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 242
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 6 g