Summer Nibbles

Here's a recipe which my Mum made up last week - I've been making it ever since to use up our glut of cucumbers!

Ingredients:

1 cucumber (makes quite a bit)

1/2 lemon

a couple of good pinches cayenne pepper or ground black pepper

1 pinch salt (optional)

Cut the cucumber into thin rings and arrange in layers in a serving bowl.

Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the cucumber (or use a whole lemon if you like things really zingy).

Sprinkle over the cayenne or black pepper and a pinch of salt if using.

Eat!

We also do the same with thinly-sliced onion: slice 1 onion, put in a serving bowl, add lemon juice and a pinch of cayenne pepper. However you may need more lemon juice as it needs to cover the onion to sort of cook it. Prepare it in advance and it will be even better. Great with curries!