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[HiddenMickey]

I've got several cucumbers that need to be eaten.

We've had enough green salad for a while...so don't want to add them to one of those.
I've done them in Ranch dressing.
I've marinated them in vinegar, sugar, onion and water, so don't want to do that again.

Help. What else can I do with them?

[Disney Dream'n]

Taziki (sp?) yummo

~peel and de-seed the cucumber then shred it. Next mix with:
plain yogart
crushed garlic
lemon juice

toast up some flat bread, pita's or Nan bread, dip and enjoy.

It's a bit labour intensive, but so worth it.

[minemoz1]

Cucumber sandwiches?

There is a polish salad version that I love but similar to the other salad you made.
* 2 cucumbers, very thinly sliced
* Chives
* 2 tablespoons vinegar or lemon juice
* 2 tablespoons sour cream (low fat)
* salt and pepper, to taste (I like a lot of pepper)
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar
* 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill

[saremca]

One of my favorite ways to prepare cucumbers: Fatoosh.

1 cucumber, chopped into bite-size chunks
1 small red onion, chopped into bite-size chunks
3 tomatoes, chopped into bite-size chunks
a handful of chopped fresh parsley and a bit of chopped fresh mint

1 garlic clove, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons ground sumac (you can leave this out if you can't find it, but it really adds a lot)
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Toss all of the veggies with the dressing ingredients and let it marinate for an hour or two. Scoop it with pita bread, or stuff it into pita pockets with hummus (my personal favorite), or you can toss it with romaine lettuce and toasted pita pieces for a more authentic fatoosh salad.

[DyanKJ130]

One of my favorites from my great-grandmother:

Cut the cucumbers into chunks (skin optional) and 'toss' with sour cream until coated. Serve chilled. Very refreshing on a hot summer night and very simple to make!

[ilovedisney247]

I like to use them as "crackers" for tuna fish!

[olendl01]

Cucumber salad:

slice cucumbers, wedge tomatoes and slice purple onion
drizzle olive oil and balsalmic vinager then refridgerate til chilled and enjoy!

[Fortissimo]

You could send them to me. We had hail every night for a week so we had to replant the garden. Two days later, more hail. We only have 1 cucumber on 5 plants.

I just cut the cucumbers up in slices and eat them. I'm too lazy to do anything else.

What about chilled cucumber soup?

[eff051102]

I just make pasta salad with cucumbers, ham, tomatoes, onions and cheddar
cheese cubes. Cut all the veggies, ham and cheese to about the same size. Boil
the pasta (your choice) until done. Then rinse with cold water. Add the other
ingredients, 1/2 cup of Mayo, mix and chill.

The other thing I make is paper thin cucumber slices, paper thin onion slices
and mix them together. Add salt and chill in the refrig for a few hours with
something heavy ontop to press out the moisture. Then strain and rinse with
water. Add Green Goddess salad dressing and serve. Such a WONDERFUL
summer treat. I've tried the vinegar kind and didn't like it much. This one isn't
as sour as the vinegar kind. IMHO

[Minnie Lor]

Love cold cucumber soup. All of the ideas and recipes are great. We get such lousy ones at the store that I'm lucky to find one a week. Love the idea of using a cuc slice as a cracker.

[HiddenMickey]

Great ideas guys. I think I'll be trying some of them out. Thanks bunches!

Unfortunately our vines are starting to look rather sad, so I'm not sure how many more we'll get. I'm hoping our neighbors will give us some of theirs again (they have chinese cucumbers....long skinny ones with greenish rather than whiteish flesh).

[eleventhletter]

We ran into the same problem here, I started making a rice and cucumber greek salad.

• 3 cups cooked medium grain white rice, rinsed and drained (you dont want it sticky)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 large tomato, chopped and seeded
• 1/2 chopped green pepper
• 1/2 chopped English cucumber
• 1/3 cup sliced green onion
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup salad dressing or mayo
• 2 teaspoons plain yogurt

I didn't have any yogurt so I skipped that and inplace of the oregano I used greek salad dressing. I only used this list for a base, I usually ended up with a very large bowl because I would add a couple cucumbers, a couple tomatoes, you get the picture just throw what you like into it and skip what you don't or don't have on hand and it's super easy.

[Danielle Harmon]

what about Panzanella?

cut up your cucumbers, some tomatoes and some onions, mix with some day-old crusty bread torn up in chunks. toss with olive oil and salt & pepper to taste then drizzle with some balsamic vinegar

Serve over some nice greens for a refreshing salad.