Cucumber Rounds With Savory Cores

• 5 English cucumbers
• 5 slices turkey bacon
• 1 plum tomato-seeded and diced small
• 1 small celery stalk-minced
• 1 shallot-minced
• 1/2 small jalapeno-seeded and minced
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan
• 1/4 cup parsley-minced, plus extra for garnish
• 2 teaspoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 1.5 teaspoons smoked paprika
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 15-20 sesame rice crackers

1. Rinse the cucumbers and peel them using a channel knife-giving them zebra stripes (do so by peeling lengthwise, approximately an 1/8th of an inch apart). Once peeled, cut the tips off each end and cut each cucumber (crosswise) into 1.5 inch thick rounds. Using a melon baller, remove the centers; place a damp cloth over the cucumbers and reserve.
2. Heat a pan over medium-high heat and add bacon; cook until golden and just crisp; remove from the pan, allow to cool, and mince.
3. In a bowl, mix bacon, tomato, celery, shallot, jalapeno, parmesan, minced parsley, lime juice, olive oil, vinegar, paprika, salt, and pepper.
4. Lay the crackers out on a plate; place one cucumber round on each cracker; fill each cucumber round with bacon mixture; garnish each with a parsley leaf.

cucumbers, turkey bacon, tomato, shallot, parmesan, parsleyminced, lime juice, olive oil, sherry vinegar, paprika, salt, pepper, sesame rice crackers

Taken from food52.com/recipes/4985-cucumber-rounds-with-savory-cores (may not work)