This recipe provides a wonderfully healing and tasty meal for anytime of day. I think it's best for dinner as it's lovely and light.

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Serves 2

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Ingredients

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1 English cucumber, peeled

2 medium-sized tomatoes, roughly chopped

1 clove of garlic

1/4 cup fresh basil, roughly chopped, more for garnish

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Salt and pepper, to taste

Squeeze of lemon juice on top (optional)

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If you'd like to add meat to this dish try adding meatballs.

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Method

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Make the cucumber into noodles using a spiralizer or you can make fat strips using a vegetable peeler. Divide between two bowls and set aside. 

Place the tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a food processor and process briefly until you get a chunky tomato sauce.

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Ladle it on top of the cucumber noodles and top with fresh basil and a squeeze of lemon juice (optional).

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If you're adding meatballs, here's my cheat method; get 4 sausages (I prefer to get mine from the local butcher), cut open the casing and shape the sausage meat into small meatballs. Depending on sausage size, it's about 2-3 balls per sausage. Cook the meatballs in olive oil on a medium to high heat, turning frequently, for 3-5 minutes, until brown all over.

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Serve immediately.