Cucumber with cream cheese topping

Submitted by Charishma_Ramchandani

"From the Weekend magazine."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 green cucumbers, cut into round slices (1 cm thick)
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1⁄2 tablespoon cottage cheese, crumbled (paneer)
• 1 teaspoon chives, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon sliced almonds, toasted
• 1 tablespoon red bell pepper, finely chopped
• salt
• red chili powder

directions

1. Blend the cream cheese and cottage cheese together in a blender.
2. Add salt and red chilli powder to the blended mixture and mix well.
3. Arrange the cucumber slices very neatly on a serving platter.
4. Place 2 tsps.
5. of the mixture on each slice.
6. Garnish with 2 1/2 inch pieces of chives, almond flakes and red bell pepper.
7. Serve immediately.