Creamworks Cucumber-Scotch Leche De

Name: Creamworks Cucumber–scotch Leche De
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ¾ cup (180 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: ¼ Scotch bonnet, seeds removed (5 g) Scotch Bonnet; ½ cucumber (150 g) Cucumber; ¼ garlic clove (1 g) Garlic; 10 ml (2 tsp) chives Chives; flaked salt (2 g) Salt; 15 ml (3 tsp) sour kombucha or apple cider vinegar Kombucha

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Santiago Lastra recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Santiago Lastra.

From a starred kitchen.

Ratio

Chives 10 mlKombucha 15 ml

Ingredients

Scotch Bonnet — ¼ Scotch bonnet, seeds removed (5 g)
Cucumber — ½ cucumber (150 g)
Garlic — ¼ garlic clove (1 g)
Chives — 10 ml (2 tsp) chives
Salt — flaked salt (2 g)
Kombucha — 15 ml (3 tsp) sour kombucha or apple cider vinegar

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Santiago Lastra. Mexican / British contemporary. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Kol, London); World's 50 Best #49 (2025).

Originally published as Cucumber–Scotch Leche de Tigre.

Adapted from a Santiago Lastra recipe (Santiago Lastra / Country & Town House (tomato ceviche)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Santiago Lastra / Country & Town House (tomato ceviche) (published as “Cucumber–Scotch Leche de Tigre”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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