Cucumber Noodles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 English cucumbers (usually plastic-wrapped, 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 lbs total)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons finely chopped of fresh mint
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Julienne each cucumber into long 1/8\" strips, omitting cucumber's core.
Blanch cucumber \"noodles\" in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water 1 minute, then drain in a colander.
Immerse colander with cucumbers in a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, about 2 minutes.
Drain cucumbers, then transfer to a clean kitchen towel and pat cucumbers dry.
Heat butter in a 10-inch skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook cucumbers, mint, salt, pepper, zest and lemon juice, tossing to coat, until just heated through, about 1 minute.