Wednesday, May 27, 2009

50 + 1 Recipes for Cucumbers

A dear friend asked if I would do a recipe thread for Cucumbers, I didn't realize I had missed Cucumbers when I did the veggie recipes. I rarely buy the field cucumbers (ones with the thicker skins), I always buy the English cucumbers, the ones with the thinner skins, and seeds you can eat. Interested myself to see what you can make with cucumbers.

1. Award Winning Cucumber Salad

2. Chilled Cucumber Soup

3. Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Soup with Radishes

4. Chunky Cucumber Dill Dressing

5. Cold Cucumbers

6. Cream Cheese Stuffed Cucumbers

7. Cream Cheese Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

8. Crab and Cucumber Rolls

9. Corn and Cucumbers

10. Come and Get It

11. Cool Cucumber Pasta

12. Cool Cucumber Rice

13. Cool Cucumber Sandwich

14. Country Style Cucumbers

15. Cream of Cucumber Soup

16. Cucumber Salad

17. Aunt Florrie's Bread and Butter Pickles

18. Asian Cucumber and Pork Bundles

19. Chicken and Tzatziki in Pita Pockets

20. Chicken Bulgur Salad

21. Cool As A Cucumber Dip

22. Cucumber Sour Cream Mousse

23. Cucumber Vichyssoise

24. Cucumber, Couscous and Bean Salad

25. Garden-Fresh Cucumber Risotto

26. Ham-Filled Cucumber Cups

27. Mixed Vegetable Salad

28. Thai Beef Noodle Salad

29. Cucumber Layered Salad

30. Tart-Sweet Cucumber Pickles

31. Cold Shrimp and Cucumber Soup

32. Cucumber, Radish and Melon Salad

33. Cucumber Feta Salad

34. Cucumber Chutney

35. Tomato-Cucumber Raita

36. Cool Cucumber Salad

37. Baked Trout with Cucumber Sauce

38. Cucumber Tomato Salad with Bocconcini

39. ENGLISH CUCUMBER SALAD WITH BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE

40. Cucumber and Tomato Salad

41. Dill-Cucumber Dip - a Weight Watchers Recipe

42. Zucchini, Red Pepper and Cucumber Salsa

43. Kheere Ka Raita (Yogurt With Cucumber & Mint)

44. Cucumber Lemon Risotto

45. Cucumber Pilaf with Almonds

46. Stuffed Cucumber Bites

47. Asian Cucumber Salad

48. Chunky Greek Salad Bowl

49. Cucumber Buttermilk Salad Dressing

50. Cucumber Wild Rice Salad

51. Curried Chicken Salad in Cucumber Cups

Now this is my last posting for the 50 + 1 recipe thread, unless someone has a request? I feel I have covered most of the popular fruits and veggies.

6 comments:

Arija said...

Almost as many as the 384 recipes for eggs in Larousse Gastronomique!

2sweetnsaxy said...

I have to make a note of some of these. I'm always buying cucumbers but I just put them in salads. Maybe I could use them for something else. :-)

Cyn said...

ooooo, these look delish! I love cukes. I will try the crab/cuke rolls first... yummy!
Hugs,
/;-)

Unknown said...

Mmmmmm ...nothing better than cream sheese and cucumber sandwiches !!

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