Comments on: Cucumbers?

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:41:07 +0000

Fran, great idea. I love the sound of cucumber soup.

By: Fran

Fran — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:13:00 +0000

Responding a little late, but just discovered your site today and am loving many of the recipes. My favorite use for cucumers is Cucumber Soup. I crave this as we come into warm weather, it’s the perfect way to start a summer meal! I want to try the Cucumber Gratin but I think I will try making it with rounds more like a Potatoe Gratin . Thanks!

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:31:54 +0000

@Scott – That sounds amazing.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:47:16 +0000

I know we’re way out of garden season, and a year and a quarter since the last comment, but try this one. No reason it couldn’t be made with a grocery store cucumber also.

Cucumber Agua Fresca (Mexican cucumber beverage)
2 cucumbers, peel and chop roughly
juice of 2 lemons
sugar to taste (about 1/2 to 3/4 cup in my experience)
water

Put cucumbers into blender with water close to the top, blend at high speed for quite a few seconds, or even a minute or two. Pour through a fine strainer, maybe even through cheesecloth after that. Pour into a gallon jug, add lemon juice, sugar to taste, fill it up most of the way with water, shake until your sugar is dissolved, then top it up with water (use some ice if you wish.) (You could use lime instead of lemon, it’s probably a little more authentic Mexican.)

It surprised me how good and refreshingly summery this was. My dad, before we told him what it was, thought it was honeydew melon!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:52:22 +0000

I like to make a pineapple mint salad with my cucumbers. if you can find it, use pineapple mint. If you can’t then regular mint works just fine, you’ll just want to add a little more pineapple juice than usual. the other key is lots of black pepper. I call it a black and green salad.

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Not Without Salt {A Blog}. « the chicks & us. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:46:13 +0000

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By: hannamuc

hannamuc — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:21:04 +0000

I would have never imagined that this would be delicious! Unbelievable.

By: webgenii

webgenii — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:39:45 +0000

I make the following cucumber salad with pickled ginger

1 English cucumber thinly sliced
1 grated carrot or 1 red/yellow/orange pepper diced
3 green onions finely chopped
2-3 tablespoons minced pickled ginger
2 tablespoons sesame oil

optional 2 – 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:42:49 +0000

Those look delicious – who knew!

BTW – trying out some jalapeno pickles with my over abundance of cucumbers.

Also – Lebanese Cucumber and Mint Yogurt Salad is soooo delicious. I have a great simpe recipe from my Lebanese Nana if you want it, just email me 🙂

By: Elyse

Elyse — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:21:18 +0000

Oh, man, what a wonderful yet hectic time! Good luck with the buy and the selling!! In the mean time, this gratin look so fabulous. What a totally unique dish. But, hey, I love cucumbers, so why not?! I can’t wait to try this!

By: artisansweets

artisansweets — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:58:14 +0000

I guess I am the only one with cucumber recipe issues. Thanks for all the tips.
Rachel – Thank you so much for commenting. I have a ways to go before my boys enter the school system.

By: Steel Phoenix

Steel Phoenix — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:20:19 +0000

I was on a low carb diet about a decade ago (pre-Atkins) and I had to get creative to find things to eat. One of the things I came up with was slicing cucumbers into really thin long strips and making a spaghetti sauce (warm, not hot) to pour over them. They make a surprisingly passable spaghetti noodle, and are fresh and light compared to their wheaty counterpart.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:32:48 +0000

Longtime reader, don’t know if I’ve commented before.

I’m only a teenager, but I’ve been around the public school system here if you need any input on school options – don’t know if you had school-age kids when you left, or how old your boys are (or if school is even an issue yet) – shoot me an email if you have any questions, though.

By: jamintburton

jamintburton — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:15:35 +0000

My favorite Cucumber is always in Greek food. Gyros and their sauce spell out wonderful cucumber and mint. I would be happy to give you a turkey Gyro recipe complete with the sauce if you are interested. Delicious.