What do you do with your cucumbers?

[19Dawn76]

I have them coming out my ears and only have a few ways to serve them

1. Pickles

2. Raw with ranch dressing

3. Soaked in Vinager and Oil with onion

4. Shredded and mixed with cream cheese, sour cream and a little salt and pepper as a cracker spread
( I remove the seeds before I shred them)

Anyone have any other ideas?

 

[tinahoak]

try googling recipes for cucumbers

 

[DuckLady]

Sanwiches.

Spread thin sourdough slices with softened cream cheese. Add thin slices of cucumber, sweet onion and tomato. Salt and pepper.

 

[BarkerChickens]

raw in salads

chopped in gazpacho (raw veggie, cold soup)

cucumber boats (cucumber cut in half length wise, cleaned out and stuffed with salmon or tuna salad...yum!)

pickles

on sandwiches

 

[Kim_NC]

Make relishes

Some recipes I have posted:

Cucumber Dip - uses cucumbers and cream cheese, etc. Similar to your cracker spread
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=249&catname=Appetizers

Cucumber-Dill Salad
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=318&catname=Salads

Melon-Cucumber Salad
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=65&catname=Salads

Summer Cucumber Salad
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=374&catname=Salads

 

[Siler]

My mom would always soak them for about an hour or two in vinegar and sugar. I don't remember the exact recipe, but my sister and I couldn't keep away from them until they were ready.

 

[Pupsnpullets]

Cucumber Soup

2 cucumbers peeled, seeded and chopped (I leave the seeds in)
1 garlic clove, peeled (sometimes I add an extra)
1 tsp salt
2 cups of veggie stock (or homemade chicken stock,

)
1 14oz can unsweetened light coconut milk (or regular unsweetened coconut milk)
2 Tbsps fresh lime juice (or more)
1 Tbsp minced cilantro
8 thin cucumber slices for garnish

Drag out the blender or food processor.

Process garlic and salt to a paste. Add cucumber and process til smooth. Add stock, coconut milk, lime juice and cilantro. Process til smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings.
Refrigerate - preferably overnight.

I think this soup is just delicious! Light and refreshing. The flavours marinade overnight. It can taste kinda bland but has a delicate after taste that build up on my palette. The flavours differ each time I make it but I've come to the conclusion an extra touch of garlic and lime make the difference.

 

[al6517]

I always have ton's of cucumbers so I feed the extra's to the chickens they love em, so that's another option.

AL

 

[19Dawn76]

You guys are starting to make me glad I have all these cucumbers!!!!

 

[FF]

I go out to the garden, bring me a wet paper towel(sometimes use my shirt) wipe the dirt off and I usually eat proabably 3 or 4 juts walking over there. they are very juicy and man o man. I don't know what I would do without them. Cucumbers is the only thing I woudl plant if I had to choose one thing to plant. I just eat them like they are. Peelings too. Put some salt on them too.