fresh from the garden - Cucumber Ideas

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Here are some things I do with Cucumbers:

 

1.Cucumber Onion Salad

Slice some Cucumbers and dice some sweet onions. Mix together with some

veganaise or Mayo and season with some dill weed, Ms. Dash and Season Salt to

taste. Sometimes I add diced fresh tomatoes to this also.

 

2. I add it diced to the Ranch Dill Cucumber Salad that I sent a review on

earlier. I don't just use it to decorate the top, but stir it into it.

 

3. I make slice it up or make spears with it as a side for dinner.

 

4. Add it to tossed Salad.

 

5. Marinated Cucumbers (this recipe is located in the side dishes recipe folder

here)

2 T. Sugar

4 T. Red Wine or Rice Vinegar

2 T. Olive Oil

2 T. Sesame Oil

1 T. Braggs Liquid Amino's or Soy Sauce

pinxh red pepper flakes & cliantro

 

Mix together well and let sit until the sugar dissolves.

 

2 Green Onion chopped (tops and the white part) or some diced sweet onions

 

1 English Cucumber, slice thin. leave the skin on. Peel if using regular

cucumbers.

 

Add the Green Onions and Cucumber slices to the Marinade mixture above

and

let it set for at least 30 minutes, stirring frequently

 

6. Cucumber Yogurt Sauce ( this recipe is in the Grain folder in the subfolder

Rice Folder with the Iranian rice with Lima beans and dill weed with Yogurt

Sauces Recipe)

 

 

Cucumber Sauce

Make this first so the flavor will have time to combine better.

 

3/4 c.(6 oz. cup) of plain Yogurt

1/2 cucumber, peeled & finely chopped ( I used 1/3 of a European long

cucumber that you find shrink wrapped and didn't peel it)

1 t. dried dill weed

1/4 c. fresh parsley finely chopped(optional)

1 T. Veganaise or Mayonnaise

Salt to taste

Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning to taste(optional)

 

In a small bowl combine all of the above ingredients. Chill in the

refrigerator. Left overs can be used as a salad dressing.

 

 

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Maureen Mooney

Monday, July 14, 2008 5:07 PM

fresh from the garden

 

 

I do this every year when I think Oh yeah I will have time to eat everything

as it ripens... I have yellow and green squash coming in and lots of cukes. I

have been making dill pickles would love other ideas for my squashes and

cukes... What do you do with your goodies from the garden?Maureen

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