Do you notice something special about these cucumber dishes?
Most of them have a Mediterranean bent! That’s because cucumbers are a huge part of Middle Eastern cuisine. I grew up loving them!
So if you have cucumbers coming out of your ears this gardening season, or if you just have a hankering for the cool, crisp, and juicy fruit — try these 6 delicious dishes to make with cucumbers!
#1 — Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad
I make this a lot during the summer when both tomatoes and cucumbers are in season! There’s just nothing like a cool salad on a summer evening. Find the recipe here!
#2 — Cucumber-Tomato Salad With Kefir Or Yogurt
This is the same idea as above, but toss the salad in kefir or yogurt instead of olive oil and lemon juice. Season with dill or basil, sea salt, and pepper.
#3 — Cucumber-Yogurt (Or Kefir) Salad
This is a staple at our house in the summer! It’s a bit like eating a cold soup — so garlicky, salty, and tangy. Mmmm! Find the recipe here!
#4 — Quinoa Garden Salad With Cucumbers
Just dump all desired ingredients in a bowl with quinoa, and toss! This allows you to use everything your garden or farmers market produces. I always make sure to add a few cucumbers to the mix. 😉 Find the recipe here!
#5 — Cucumber Sandwiches
Using my sourdough pocket bread from the Sourdough eCourse, you can make delicious pitas with cucumbers! Load them up with your pick of hummus, kefir cheese, tomatoes, falafel, and/or tahini sauce! There’s no way to go wrong.
#6 — Garlic-Dill Pickles
I demonstrate these crispy, flavorful, old-fashioned pickles both in the Lacto-Fermentation eCourse and my book, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fermenting Foods. The best pickles — ever!
Do you love cucumbers too? What are your favorite dishes to make with them?
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Strangest thing. Our cukes are not growing well this year. I’m not sure what the problem is…they are just tiny. I planted from seed in the middle of May, but the plants are only about 2 inches tall. We’ve still got a couple months of growing season here, hopefully they’ll get going to I can do some pickling, too! :o)
Love your quinoa salad recipe…looks delicious! I have a dd that won’t eat meat so this would be perfect for her!
Blessings,
Michelle in ID
Michelle, I’m in northern Montana, and my cucumber plants are the same way! Crazy, though, as I just bought a bunch of lovely pickling cucumbers from one of our nearby Hutterite colonies.
Wardee, I have just found your website and I’m so glad I did. I was raised by a non-cooking mother and I’m
learning so much from your website. Plus, you are such a beautiful Christian that I’m blessed just getting
your emails. Keep up your good work, I’m sure there are many others out there that are learning from you
as well.
GOD BLESS YOU!!
Raylene
Getting nice long cucumbers from our garden. Eating cold slices of mine now with homemade chicken salad on top. And my mom is lacto-fermenting a batch now too!
I love the looks of that sourdough pocket sandwich. YUM
Having a father from Iran I have definitely seen some of these dishes before….or at least variations of them. I encourage all to try them!! Enjoy!
Love the recipes and conversation on cucumbers.
I am a newbie growing them. I grew them from
seeds and they are thriving. Blows me away
what a little seed can produce. And they are
doing beautifully.
Thanks to all who have given recipes because
I sure need them.
Love this website.
CBB in Utah 🙂
So are you saying you fermented a bunch of cukes (for pickles) last year and are still eating them now? Wouldn’t they get really salty/tangy after that long? And you’d have to keep in fridge. I don’t have that kind of room. Just curious.