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Cucumeres rasos (Cucumber Salad)
Cucumeres rasos (Cucumber Salad) is a traditional Ancient Roman recipe for a dish of peeled cucumbers served in a mix of fish sauce and sweet white wine. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ancient Roman version of: Cucumber Salad (Cucumeres rasos).
prep time
10 minutes
cook time
5 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating: 
Tags : Sauce RecipesAncient Roman Recipes
Original Recipe
Cucumeres rasos: sive ex liquamine, sive ex oenogaro: sine ructu et gravitudine teneriores senties.
Translation
Peeled Cucumbers: [Season them] either with
liquamen or with
oenogarum, you will find them more tender and they will not cause belching or heaviness.
In this recipe
oeogarum is a condiment made from a 1:1 mixture of
liquamen (fish sauce) with sweet white wine that's been boiled to reduce its volume to about 60% of the original volume.
Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled and finely sliced
60ml oenogarum
black pepper, to taste
Method:
Combine the ingredients in a bowl, toss to combine then allow to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
Find more recipes from Apicius' De Re Coquinaria along with information on Apicius and his cookbook, all part of this site's Ancient Roman recipes collection.
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