Try some simple appetizers with cucumber, it is so refreshing and easy to do.

Get a long Holland cucumber, cut it cross section about 1.5cm thick. Dig a hole in the middle and filled up with cream cheese/salmon mousse.

Filled cucumber cups

If you would like to try something more challenging, try this Japanese Beef Teriyaki

Rolls.

Ingredients:

- 400g of tender beef (4 slice)

- 50g each of carrot, green pepper and spring onion

- Mixed a bit to flour and water, as starch

- Sunflower oil

Sauce:

- 2 tbsp of sugar

- 3 tbsp of Kikkoman soy sauce

- 3 tbsp of Mirin

Preparation:

- Cut the carrot, green pepper and spring onion into thin strips about 4-5 cm long

- Flatten each slices of the beef into 2mm thick and about 15cm by 15cm

- Divide equally the cut vegetables and place it on the bottom of each end of the beef and roll it tightly up, close the ends with starch

- First the sauce: Mix it all under high fire until it boils and dissolve like, it all goes very quick, put it aside/keep it warm

- Then heat the pan with some sunflower oil, put first the end sides of the beef rolls facing down onto the pan so it closes well

- Turn it around till brown for about 1-2 minutes, I prefer the beef pink inside in this dish

-When ready, cut the beef rolls in cross section, serve it on the plate and put a spoonful of the sauce over the cut beef rolls

Marinated Tuna