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QUICK CUCUMBER MOUSSE

Serves 4

½ cucumber
5 fl oz(150 g) carton natural yogurt
4 oz (100 g) curd or cream cheese
½ lemon, juice only
a little ground coriander
2 teasp gelatine

1 Cut a few thin cucumber slices and reserve. Shred or grate the remainder, peeled or unpeeled, as you prefer.
2 M ix with yogurt and cheese. Season,. Flavour with lemon juice and coriander.
3 Set mixture with geletine dissolved in 2 tablesp water. When it begins to stiffen, turn into mould and leave at least 1 hr at cool room temp.

To serve: turn out, garnish with cucumber slices. Serve with thin brown toast.