What's a good recipe to make using cucumbers?

Answer 1

Here's a couple of easy recipes

Peel and slice cucumbers, slice some onion put in a bown with some "Seven Seas Green Goddess" dressing and some vinigar. Let it sit before you eat (its a variation of cucumbers & sour cream) Green Goddess is a cucumber salad dressing

Boil& drain frozen cheese torelini and cool. Add cliced cucumbers cut into quarters, broccoli bits, califlaur, and some diced red pepper add a tbs of zesty italian dressing and drench in ranch dressing, Let sit for a while for flavor to soak in.

Boil I drain Shell Noodles add a can of tuna, Mayo, Chooped Celery, Chopped Cucumber, Salt and pepper and a tsp of ranch dressing.

Take the mini cracker size pumpernickle breades. Mix cream cheese with italian dressing ix to taste and spread on, top with a slice of cucumber and sprinkle with dill - a great summer snack!

Answer 2

Cucumber Salad

This easy cucumber salad recipe makes a nice accompaniment to any meal.
INGREDIENTS:

* 3 large cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced
* 1 cup white vinegar
* 3/4 cup water
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon salt
* dash ground cayenne pepper
* dash dried parsley flakes
* 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
* dash dried leaf basil

PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients except cucumbers; heat until sugar melts. Pour warm mixture over cucumbers. Store covered in refrigerator.

Serves 6 to 8
Serve with pork or as a relish with any meal.
http://southernfood.about.com/od/cucumbers/r/bln144.htm

Answer 3

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Tzatziki is traditionally served as an appetizer and can be left on the table as an accompaniment to foods throughout the meal. The key to great tzatziki is the thick creamy texture that allows it to be eaten alone, as a dip, as a spread, and as a condiment.

INGREDIENTS:
16 ounces (2 cups) of strained Greek yogurt
4 to 10 cloves of garlic, diced
1/2 cup of peeled, diced or shredded cucumber
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 teaspoons of lemon juice
PREPARATION:
Prepare all ingredients in advance. Combine oil and lemon juice in a medium mixing bowl. Fold the yogurt in slowly, making sure it mixes completely with the oil. Add the garlic, according to taste, and the cucumber.
Stir until evenly distributed. Garnish with a bit of green and serve well chilled.
Yield: about 2 1/2 cups

Add mint or dill: Slight variations include 1 tablespoon of either finely chopped fresh dill or fresh mint. Either one makes a tasty addition.

Shopping Tip:

The thick, full-fat yogurts available at Greek, Middle Eastern, and specialty food markets - or a commercial full-fat strained yogurt - will give the best results. You can also make your own strained yogurt using full-fat, low-fat, or fat-free commercial yogurt.

Preparation Tips:


After dicing the cucumber, pat it dry to remove excess moisture.
The longer the tzatziki is refrigerated before serving, the more intense the garlic taste will become.
Storage:

Tzatziki will store safely in the refrigerator for several days.

Serving Suggestions:

Friends who are passionate about tzatziki serve it with non-Greek foods including fried chicken, lunch/dinner omelets, and in other ways suited to their tastes.

Answer 4

cucumber and onion salad! slice the cukes and onion really thin. in a sauce pan add 1 cup cider vinegar, 1/2 cup white wine, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon granulated garlic, 1/2 teaspoon dill weed, 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes and salt & pepper to taste. bring to a boil just long enough for the sugar to desolve then pour over veggies and chill. or you could make a greek tzaziki sauce or an indian raita or even gaspacho. recipesource.com has some good recipes for them

Answer 5

Peel and slice the cucumbers, mix with chopped tomatoes, add diced onion, if you like onion, I don't. And then mix with sour cream or plain yogurt and salt and pepper. Reftrigerate for about an hour or so and serve it cold. I really like this for BBQ dinners. It's refreshing and super simple.

Answer 6

pare 1-2 cucumbers and slice in half lengthwise. use a spoon to scrape out the seeds...if seeds bother you.

slice them thinly and put in a large bowl.

slice one medium to large sweet onion thinly and add to bowl.

salt and pepper to taste

add 1- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
1 - 2 tablespoons white vinegar

mix all until creamy. let sit at least 1-2 hours and serve. the longer they sit the better flavor.

Answer 7

Asian style cucumber salad:
slice 1 cucumber
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin/rice wine vinegar
pinch of red pepper flakes
Toss together and serve

you can also make a cold cucumber soup with yogurt. www.foodtv.com, www.epicurious.com

or an israeli type sald -- mix together diced cucumber and diced tomatoes, season with parsley, a little minced red onion, add your favorite vinaigrette

Answer 8

Slice up the cucumber into small pieces, add some cut up boiled eggs, and mayo (I like spicy mayo). Mix it all together and put in between slices of bread. Yum!

Answer 9

Here is a link to 634 cucumber recipes

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/q=cucumber

Answer 10

Something really simple but tasty.... cut up the cucumbers and toss them with Italian salad dressing. They're really good.