Cucumbers

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  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
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    Cucumbers + Bulging
    in the same sentence
    =
    me laughing at work

    clearly I need sleep
  • Lookingforfitat40
    Lookingforfitat40 Posts: 61
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    Tzaziki sauce for chicken, pork, beef, or lamb!!

    Peeled, seeded and finely diced cucumber.

    Mix in a cup of Greek yogurt, 1/2 TSP dill, a TSP of lemon juice, and a little black pepper.

    Put in the fridge for an hour.

    It's awesome on sandwiches too.
  • queueplay
    queueplay Posts: 32
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    Homemade tzatziki sauce:

    Diced cukes
    Minced onions
    Minced/pressed garlic
    Yogurt

    The consistency should be like thick thousand island - a thick liquid that still pours with lots of pieces in it. Put lots of garlic in, serve with a meatloaf-esque mixture of ground meat - lamb if you're being at all authentic, beef works fine. Don't put ketchup in the meat!!!
  • eireannyoung
    eireannyoung Posts: 154 Member
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    Do you have a juicer? Cucumbers are great vegetables for juicing! You can also use them in green smoothies. Also, I've had a certain kind of salad at Japanese restaurants that involve cucumber, seaweed, and sesame oil
  • Salvi30
    Salvi30 Posts: 196 Member
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    Canned pickles. Soooo good!♥
  • debjae
    debjae Posts: 242
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    Cut them in half, scrape out the seeds and fill with tuna or chickensalad.
  • addaline22
    addaline22 Posts: 114
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    table cukes; slice, dish and and pour on the vinager, and a touch of dill, sea salt and pepper.

    pita stuffers; dice, mix with greek yogurt, add dill, galic lemmon juice and a touch of paparika, use as dresing for everything, or stuff in a pita.

    slice them long, wrap with smoked salmon and wrap in rice and sea weed.
  • LauritaS767
    LauritaS767 Posts: 71 Member
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    bump! Love cucumbers, love to see some different ways to use them!
  • saral89
    saral89 Posts: 108 Member
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    This is making me want to stop and buy some cucumbers!
  • penniemh
    penniemh Posts: 124 Member
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    I agree about cucumber sandwiches and cucumber and tomato salad.
  • yarwy
    yarwy Posts: 43
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    Bump!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!:love:
  • JoleneCooper
    JoleneCooper Posts: 74 Member
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    WATER! Add sliced cucumber with lemon and mint to your water jug and enjoy! It's refreshing and good for your skin.
  • mickeymouse38
    mickeymouse38 Posts: 54 Member
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    bump...I love cucumbers!! yummy
  • blueimp
    blueimp Posts: 230 Member
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    Diced and put in whole wheat pearl couscous salad (olive oil, vinegar, tomato, onion, sweet pepper). Awesome.

    Also, use instead of crackers with cheeses, hummas, etc.
  • mountain59
    mountain59 Posts: 16 Member
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    I put a wedge of Laughing Cow cheese spread on a tortilla and put diced cucumber on that - added some chicken sometimes, sometimes olive and/or sun dried tomatoes. But always the cucumbers when the garden was in full force.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
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    They are great in chinese stir frys. All you do is quarter them, then slice them across very thickly, scrape off the seeds and watery bits. They will absorb flavour and will stand a surprising amount of cooking time - I add them in for about the last 5 mins with whatever else I'm cooking
  • BelleHeart
    BelleHeart Posts: 281 Member
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    Hmmm.. How about a cucumber sandwich?
  • ggcat
    ggcat Posts: 313 Member
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    I hope you are picking them as they get big!

    Cucumber Fun Fact:

    They suffer from First Fruit Inhibition! The first fruit will be much larger and take away from the others. To get a mass of large cucumbers you need to pick the largest one as they grow, therefore the others will be able to grow big and strong as well!!!

    Love my veggies!
  • WickedBean
    WickedBean Posts: 244 Member
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    peel cucumber.... cut in half... put in mouth... chew...

    that is what you do with them - anything else ruins the cucumber ... I eat like 3 a day - NOT joking.
  • shannajojo
    shannajojo Posts: 192 Member
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    Tomato, Cucumber, and Mozzarella Salad using beefsteak tomatoes, cucumber slices and fresh mozzarella cheese sliced. Top with light balsalmic dressing.

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