Australian Stuffed Cucumbers

This recipe comes from The Australian Heritage Cookbook, and is perfect for an appetizer or over a salad. Submitted for ZWT8.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2  cucumbers
• 250  g cream cheese, softened (8 oz.)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 1  dash  hot sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•  chopped parsley (to garnish)

Directions

1. Skin the cucumbers, cut in half lengthwise; scoop out the seeds. Sprinkle with salt and leave to drain.
2. Beat the cream cheese, pecans, hot sauce and salt together.
3. Dry the cucumbers and spoon the cheese mixture into the center of each half. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and refrigerate.
4. When firm cut into slices to serve.