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Just inherited a bunch of cucumbers from a friend’s garden. I love them just on their own with some salt, and have made many a salad using them. I’m curious what kinds of fun things you all may use them for. Even if you feel like it’s basic please share as I will be eating cucumbers for the next several days straight lol. Thanks for any and all suggestions!

    • feeltheglee@beehaw.org
      6·
      10 months ago

      A basic cucumber salad with some onion, tomato and vinegar dressing is always great.

      This is my go-to summer salad! Chunks of tomato and cucumber with thin-sliced shallot or red onion, salt and let sit for ~20 minutes to release some liquid, drain and add chopped avocado and your favorite canned bean (I like cannellini), dress with black pepper, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

    • Suck_on_my_Presence@beehaw.org
      4·
      10 months ago

      Absolutely this. I make a slightly different version.

      Halve a few cucumbers, chop into 1/2" pieces, I then crush line under a plate or bowl, not to pulp but just to break them up some. Salt and set aside for a few minutes to draw some moisture out. Drain, then add a tbsp or so of gochujang, a clove or so of garlic, tsp or so sesame oil, splash ponzu, 1 tsp sugar, and chili flakes to taste.

      Honestly I’ve even just parsed it down to gochujang and sesame oil and it’s great.

      Excellent side dish to so many things.

  • plactagonic@beehaw.org
    10·
    10 months ago

    I like them in salads, but when is harvesting season and I have lots of them I like to add them to pasta veggie mixes.

    Usually I add them at the end of cooking to be lightly roasted but still crunchy.

    Edit: roasted autoerection in action ;-)

  • liv@beehaw.orgEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    So jealous of the amount of Raita you could be eating right now.

    I would try to make biryani as my raita delivery vehicle.

  • Can_you_change_your_username@kbin.social
    7·
    10 months ago

    Cucumber is good for meatless sandwiches. The classic English tea sandwich is cucumber and cream cheese. I like cucumber, hummus, onion, and tomato on seeded whole wheat. It gives a sandwich that relies on a spread for it’s primary filling flavor some thickness and crunch.

  • dumples@kbin.social
    7·
    10 months ago

    Make pickles. It’s easy to make refrigerator pickles you just need some vinegar and spices. It works the best if their pickling cucumbers but the regular ones work alright. The flavor is the but the texture is a little off

  • tychosmoose@lemm.ee
    6·
    10 months ago

    Cacik! It’s a Turkish chilled soup with yogurt, cucumber, mint, garlic, etc. Very refreshing in hot weather.

  • Kajo [he/him] 🌈@beehaw.org
    6·
    10 months ago

    Salade nicoise : cold rice, tomatoes, cucumbers, olivs (green or black, but black ones give a weird color to the salad), mayonnaise. You can also add thuna, cubes of hard cheese…

    Tabbouleh : bulgur, tomatoes, cucumber, oignon, mint, lemon juice, olive oil. You can also add chicken breast, chick peas, raisin, parsley, watermelon…

    For these salades, there are tons of recipes. In my opinion, the most important is to have more vegetables than anything else.

  • TeachMeHowToDuzy@lemmy.one
    5·
    10 months ago

    Greek salad with diced cucumber, tomato, onion, olives, and feta with a vinaigrette is delicious. Also, cucumber and onion salad is just cucumbers, onions, white vinegar, water, salt, pepper, and a little sugar is delicious. I can’t remember the measurements but it should be very easy to find online.