Today, 7 Messidor, we celebrate the cucumber! Did you know that seedless cucumbers are marketed as “burpless”? Because cucumber seeds give people gas? We’re making a simple cucumber dish from the delightful Salad For Presient with some homemade tahini.

Cucumbers with Tahini 

1 cup of hulled sesame seeds

1/4 cup of olive oil

salt, for taste

3-4 persian cucumbers

hot sauce

First, slice the cucumbers and mix with a teaspoon of salt. Let them sit for about 30 minutes while you make the tahini.

Pulse the sesame seeds in a food processor and drizzle in the olive oil. Mix until a paste forms and add some additional oilve oil to thin it out, if necessary. Add salt to taste.

To serve, sprinkle some hot sauce on the cucumbers and serve with the tahini. Enjoy!