Stir fried cucumber with tomato

Stay cool as a cucumber, even in the toughest of situations - Aakanksha (PARI) Patil

This is a simple and delicious stir-fried cucumber and tomato dish, my way. I use the same seasoning for most of my vegetables dishes.

I don't like ginger in stir fry and don't like chilli heat either, so I leave them out.

Ingredients for 3-4 servings

1 tbsp grapeseed or rapseed oil*

1 garlic clove, minced

1 small shallot, minced

2 medium cucumbers**, cut lengthwise, then sliced at angle

2 tomatoes, cut into large chunks

Garnish

1 tsp chives**, chopped about 1 cm

Seasoning (for any stir fry vegetables)

1 pinch of salt

1 pinch cane sugar

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp Maggi Seasoning

1 tbsp balsamic or cider vinegar

* I'm going to stop using olive oil :

first, it is more and more expensive and above all, olive oil scams are proliferating

if it is not scammed, the study found traces of mineral oil-saturated hydrocarbons and mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons which can migrate into foods during production and transportation (organic or not)... and it accumulate in the liver and lymphoid system of the body, causing inflammation

** organic cucumbers, tomatoes and chives from my parents' garden: do not peel cucumbers completely, remove several lengthwise strips of peel

=> the skin of fruits and vegetables are generally higher in antioxidants, fibre, vitamins, and minerals than the flesh...

I don't have wok, so I use a stainless steel stewpan to avoid grease splatter. In 2020, I still used a large saucepan.

1. Heat the oil over high heat, add garlic and shallot, stir fry 1-2 mins until they start to brown.

2. Add cucumbers, and cook, tossing often for about 1-2 mins.

3. Add seasoning, and keep stirring over high heat for 3-4 mins until cucumbers are softened.

4. Add tomatoes, and toss them for about 1-2 mins until they are cooked or slightly cooked (depending on the taste, I like them softened).

5. Add half of chives, stir to combine, turn off the heat, transfer to a plate, and top with remaining chives.

Serve with white rice😋