Vegetable Ribbons

Ingredients 

• 1 medium zucchini
• 2 medium carrot
• 2 medium cucumbers
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 medium black olives

For dressing :

• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon crushed red chillies
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 8-10 fresh basil leaves

Method

1. Take a potato peeler and make thin lengthwise slices of zucchini, carrots and cucumbers without peeling them.
2. Heat half the olive oil in a griddle pan. Meanwhile mix brown sugar, salt, crushed red chillies, soy sauce and vinegar in a bowl. Add the remaining olive oil and hand torn basil leaves and mix.
3. Grill the vegetable ribbons in the hot pan turning sides the moment they change colour. Pour some of the dressing over them.
4. When both sides are evenly done remove onto a platter. Stone the black olives and slice them.
5. Pour the remaining dressing over the vegetable ribbons and serve immediately garnished with black olive slices.

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