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Cabbage, Cucumber & Fennel Salad with Dill
By DreiFromBK
Cabbage, Cucumber and Fennel Salad with Dill is crunchy and refreshing, with a rich and tangy crème fraîche vineg...
- 1 1/4 pounds Savoy cabbage, very thinly sliced on a mandoline (6 cups)
- 1 medium sweet onion, very thinly sliced on a mandoline
- 1 1/2 pounds fennel bulbs, halved, cored and very thinly shaved on a mandoline
- Ice water
- 1 seedless cucumber, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise 1/8 inch thick
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup crème fraîche
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup dill, chopped
- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
Pickled Cucumber & Fennel Meze
By SippitySup
Not quite a pickle and not quite a salad these Turkish flavors would be a great addition to your meze table at a Mi...
- 1 pound very young cucumbers or better yet, Persian cucumbers
- 2 very young fennel bulbs
- 3 Thai bird or similar hot pepper
- 10 clove garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste) optional
- 3 cup white vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- olive oil to taste
Turkey Wrap with Cucumber Cream Cheese
By Tufgrlz
Brown bag staple
- 1/4 cup chopped cucumber
- 4 Tbs. softened cream cheese
- 3 large flour tortillas
- 1/4 lb. sliced smoked turkey breast
Cucumber Salad with Thai Sweet Chili Vinaigrette
By á-177922
So simple to make, this refreshing Cucumber Salad with Thai Sweet Chili Vinaigrette is a great start to any main co...
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Thai sweet chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/4 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
Sweet Relish with Cucumbers and Cauliflower
By brendaz
I have had soooo many compliments on this relish! It is a very loose adaptation from Jean Pare's Million Dollar Rel...
- 1 medium-sized head of cauliflower
- 4 lbs cucumbers, with peel
- 4 medium yellow onions
- 1 green pepper, seeded
- 2 sweet red peppers, seeded
- 1/2 cup course pickling salt
- 10 cups boiling water
- 3 cups white vinegar
- 5 cups white sugar
- 2 Tbsp. mustard seed
- 1 Tbsp. turmeric
- 1 Tbsp. celery seed
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp. cold water
Avocado Cucumber Salad
By MOH
1. Combine cucumber, scallions and avocado
- 1 pound seedless cucumber,washed and chopped into chunks
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 large avocado,pitted and diced
- 2 tbsp. mayonnaise
- juice of half a lime
- salt and hot sauce
- chopped parsley to garnish
Couscous Salad with Cucumber, Red Onion & Herbs
By lorik
Put the couscous in a large bowl and pour the boiling water over it
- Serves 4 to 6
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 1/4 cups boiling water
- 1 cup loosely packed cilantro, finely chopped
- 1 cup loosely packed Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 1/2 English cucumber, cut lengthwise and very thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion, cut in half and shaved extremely thin
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced, about 3 tablespoons
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey or agave syrup, warmed
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoon toasted pine nuts
- 3 ounces feta cheese, optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
Zupa Ogorkowa — Polish Cucumber Soup Recipe
By JimMac, www.rovingculinarian.com
Although Polish cuisine seems to has an inclination towards time-consuming and laborious recipes, there are also so...
- 0.5 kg of meat or meat with bone
- 0.5 kg of vegetables (carrot, parsley, celery, leek) or wloszczyzna mix
- half medium onion
- spices (a few peppercorns, bay leaf, black pepper and salt to taste)
- 7-8 large dill pickles
- 1 medium onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoons of white flour
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 100 ml sour cream (or tart yoghurt)
- 3 medium potatoes
Cucumber and Cannellini Bean Salad
By ladygourmet
Combine all of the ingredients for the salad in a bowl
- Dressing:
- 15 oz. Can of cannellini beans – drained
- 1/2 red onion – sliced thin
- 5 cucumbers – sliced thin
- 2 sun dried tomatoes – sliced thin
- 1 tbs. capers – chopped plus 1 tbs. caper juice
- 1/2 cup fresh basil – chopped
- 14 oz. can of artichokes – drained and sliced
- Juice of 1 lemon – plus sliced lemon wedges for garnish
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp. black pepper
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Creamy Cucumber Pasta Salad
By á-25010
Refreshing dill and cucumber pasta salad is perfect side for summer barbecues, with a creamy dressing
- 1 english cucumber (long)
- 1/2 pounds pasta (medium sized, such as penne or rotini)
- 1/2 white onion (sweet)
- Dressing
- 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- pepper (to taste)
- 1 english cucumber
- 1/2 pounds pasta, medium sized, such as penne or rotini
- 1/2 sweet white onion
- DRESSING
- Pepper, to taste
Tatziki Greek Yogurt and Cucumber Sauce
By lgove
Love the Tatziki sauce at your favorite Greek restaurant? Now you can make this yogurt cucumber sauce at home
- 3 cups Greek yogurt, or regular plain yogurt, strained
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, about 1 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 2 medium cucumbers, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, finely chopped, can substitute mint leaves for a slightly different version
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Pita Bread Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumber (Fattoush)
By jtoro_318
1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees
- 2 (8-inch) pita breads
- 7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced to paste
- 1 pound tomatoes, cored and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1 English cucumber, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick
- 1 cup arugula, chopped coarse
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
- 4 scallions, sliced thin
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