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(2023) Sweet Cucumber Relish

Published at 02/05/2024 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes

It’s been a bountiful year for cucumbers, that’s for sure. When I looked in the refrigerator last weekend and saw a half dozen cucumbers and a few peppers, I realized I needed to do something with them to make way for what would undoubtedly be more this week. So I made the Sweet Cucumber Relish you see below. It’s hugely adaptable so if you want to make some, consider this just a general notion of what you could do. Great way to use up any quantity of cucumbers, any quantity of peppers, etc.

(2023) Victory Sandwich Bar’s Watermelon Salad

Published at 08/23/2023August 23, 2023 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes, watermelon

So, so happy to see more melons this week. Cantaloupe and watermelon for us, alongside a spaghetti squash, red potatoes, slicer tomatoes and Kirby cucumbers.

I’ve got the perfect salad for two of those items. A watermelon and cucumber salad. Salads combining those two are not new, but I’ve never seen a recipe with a dressing like the one at Victory Sandwich Bar. AJC will be publishing this recipe Sunday and it will be online August 16, but down below is a sneak preview. So delicious! Substitute, or add, cantaloupe to the salad.

(2023) Sabich Bowls

Published at 08/09/2023 In Category Cucumbers, eggplant, Recipes, Tomatoes

The Sabich Bowl makes great use of that eggplant in today’s box as well as a tomato and a little sliced cabbage for garnish.

(2023) Cucumber and Mint Salad

Published at 07/13/2023 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes

One more idea for those cucumbers, this Cucumber and Mint Salad adapted from Joshua McFadden’s “Six Seasons.” I’m skipping the green onions and just using a bit more red onion.

(2023) Cucumber Salad, Sichuan-Style

Published at 07/13/2023 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes

If you’re ready for another idea of cucumbers (since we got so many both slicers and Kirby variety today), I have a Mark Bittman recipe for a spicy cucumber salad.

(2023) Pickled Cucumber Salad

Published at 07/13/2023July 13, 2023 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes

I’ll probably substitute finely sliced basil for the dill called for in the recipe since I’ve got a pot of basil growing on my back deck, and dill, although my absolute favorite herb, is not something that has ever grown well for me.

(2022) Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers

Published at 07/13/2022 In Category Cucumbers, peppers, Recipes, Tomatoes

And because we have a bounty of cucumbers, I’ll make the Cold Peanuts Noodle Salad with Cucumbers from Alexander Stafford, down below. We like the dressing a little sweeter, so we add some honey.

(2022) Real Greek Salad (Horiatiki Salata)

Published at 07/06/2022July 6, 2022 In Category Cucumbers, peppers, Recipes, Tomatoes

from Cooks Illustrated. Their onion treatment kills any bitter onion vapors, and is especially tasty if you start with sweet onions.

(2022) Cucumber-Ricotta Sandwiches

Published at 06/01/2022July 6, 2022 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes

Adapted from the New York Times. AThey suggest making your own ricotta – which is probably not in the cards for me so I will use some really good cream cheese or queso fresco. I’m finding sometimes cucumbers are bitter – so before you make this, cut a bit of peel and taste it. If it’s bitter, peel the cucumber before slicing.

(2021) Melon, Cucumber and Cherry Tomato Salad

Published at 01/12/2022 In Category Cucumbers, Recipes, Tomatoes, watermelon Tags: collards, greens

I haven’t cut into those melons yet. They’re in the refrigerator chilling. But I’m sharing a recipe I saw in the New York Times for a melon, cherry tomato and cucumber salad. Nothing particularly unusual in it, except for the concept. I just wouldn’t have thought to add melon to a tomato and cucumber salad. That’s the great thing about looking for and sharing recipes. It’s always fun for me to look for things that sounds intriguing and just a bit different from what I’d traditionally make.