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Product description

With its delicate and refreshing taste, the cucumber is perfect raw, in salads, or sliced in sandwiches. But did you know that this cucurbit can also be eaten cooked?

Health benefits

Rich in potassium, cucumber is also a very good diuretic.

MagicTip

To facilitate digestion, you can remove the seeds from the cucumber. Mixed with a few mint leaves and a bit of fresh cheese, cucumbers make a very good gazpacho for summer!

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Phillipe Magnin

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Swiss Quinoa salad

about the recipe

A bowl of full of color and freshness!

For 4 persons, this recipe contains:

250 gr quinoa

1/2 cucumber

10 cherry tomatoes

1 lemon

1 bunch of parsley

In addition, what you will need:

4 tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. salt

Preparation:

Rinse the quinoa under the tap of fresh water before cooking it in salted water for about 15 minutes. Once cooked, drain and cool in a colander.
While the quinoa is cooking, rinse the tomatoes and quarter them.
Peel the cucumber and cut it into small cubes.
Chop the parsley and place it in a small bowl. Add the oil, lemon juice and salt and whisk to create a lemongrass.
Combine the cooked quinoa, vegetables and lemon grass in a bowl and serve chilled.

It’s ready !

MagicTip: turn this salad into an "oriental tabbouleh" by simply replacing the parsley with cilantro, mint, or both!

Allergens: contains tomatoes.

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