Steamed Cucumber Vegetable

Ingredients

• 250 g carrots (2 carrots)
• 400 g salad cucumber (1 cucumber)
• 70 ml classic vegetable broth
• 4 stems basil
• Salt
• Pepper
• 15 g parmesan (1 piece)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash and peel the carrots. Thoroughly wash the cucumber, halve it lengthwise and remove seeds with a teaspoon. Cut halves crosswise.

2. 2.

   Slice carrots and cucumber into long, very thin strips using a vegetable peeler or paring knife.

3. 3.

   Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a pot. Steam carrot strips covered over low heat for 4 minutes.

4. 4.

   Rinse basil, shake dry and pluck leaves. Set aside some for garnish; cut remaining leaves into fine ribbons.

5. 5.

   Add cucumber strips to carrots and steam covered for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper, fold in basil ribbons.

6. 6.

   Grate parmesan into very thin shavings. Arrange cucumber-carrot mixture on two plates, sprinkle with parmesan and garnish with basil leaves.