Cucumber Recipes

Savory gazpacho with 8 fresh tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, jalapenos, and red onion pulsed and chilled in a lime-spiked tomato juice broth. No cooking, all flavor.

Cold seafood dip built on the surprise of sea cucumber, blended into a fluffy mix of cream cheese and whipped heavy cream. Three ingredients, served chilled with potato chips or crackers.

Chilled Senegalese soup with chicken broth, sour cream, curry powder, hot sauce, and shredded cucumber. A creamy, no-cook cold soup ready in 20 minutes.

Classic Shrimp Louis salad with poached shrimp, crisp asparagus, tomatoes, cucumber, and hard-boiled egg on lettuce, drizzled with a tangy yogurt-chili Louis dressing. A lighter take on the West Coast original.

Greek lamb souvlaki meatballs loaded into warm pita bread with shredded lettuce and a cool cucumber-yogurt-mint sauce. Seasoned with oregano, rosemary, thyme, and fresh lemon.

Sliced egg sandwich on a whole grain bun with cucumber, tomato, fresh basil, sprouts, and a honey Dijon dressing. A fresh, protein-rich lunch ready in 15 minutes.

Triple-decker smoked chicken club with kalamata olive tapenade, crispy turkey bacon, tomato, Vidalia onion, and cucumber on thick peasant bread. A Mediterranean twist on the classic.

Chicken finger packets wrap soy-Dijon broiled chicken, tzatziki, lettuce, and sweet peppers in flour tortillas. Portable lunch-box rolls that hold up in a bag all morning.

Quick, easy to make, and it tastes refreshingly delicious. Serve it as a side dish or a light yet tasty meal.

Southwest beef fajitas: thin-sliced round steak marinated in lime, chili, and garlic, broiled fast and tucked into flour tortillas with salsa, relish, and guacamole. Authentic Tex-Mex, 40 minutes.

Speedy gazpacho blends vegetable juice cocktail with fresh cucumber, green pepper, celery, and red wine vinegar for a chilled Spanish-style [soup](/recipes/soups) ready in 10 minutes. A hot-weather lifesaver when tomatoes are not in peak season.

Spicy pickled plums in malt-vinegar brine with red chilies, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and mace. A British-style preserve for cold meats, cheese boards, or holiday ham.

Tender new potatoes dressed in a warm sour cream sauce studded with crunchy cucumber, radishes, scallions, and green pepper. A fresh and easy spring side dish ready in under 45 minutes.

Steamed salmon fillets with ground coriander and fresh rosemary or dill, served with fennel yogurt sauce, cucumber, and potatoes. A light, healthy fish dinner.

Old-fashioned stone crock pickles made over 15 days with a salt brine, alum soak, spiced vinegar cure, and sugar layering. A heritage pickling method that produces crisp, sweet pickles that keep indefinitely.

Fresh cucumber rounds hollowed out and filled with roasted eggplant paté blended with almonds, garlic, and parsley. A cool, elegant vegetarian appetizer that looks as good as it tastes.