Cucumbers
Cool as a cucumber is no exaggeration. Cucumbers can be up to 20 degrees cooler inside than the ambient air. Cucumbers are available at grocery stores all the year round, but are at their best during their natural season of summer and early fall.
All About Cucumbers
Get the best from cucumbers with information on how to buy, store, and use these cooling summer vegetables.
Get the best from cucumbers with information on how to buy, store, and use these cooling summer vegetables.
Cucumber Varieties
Once available only at the best-stocked farmers markets, different varieties are showing up at co-ops and grocery stores (not to mention garden patches). Here's a guide to some cucumber varieties - Armenian, English, lemon, Persian - you may encounter and how to use them.
Once available only at the best-stocked farmers markets, different varieties are showing up at co-ops and grocery stores (not to mention garden patches). Here's a guide to some cucumber varieties - Armenian, English, lemon, Persian - you may encounter and how to use them.
Corn, Cucumber, Tomato Salad
Corn, Cucumber, Tomato Salad is fresh, cool, and super easy. It's a great summer salad and goes great alongside any grilled meal and the perfect addition to any potluck.
Corn, Cucumber, Tomato Salad is fresh, cool, and super easy. It's a great summer salad and goes great alongside any grilled meal and the perfect addition to any potluck.
Cucumber & Yogurt Salad (Tzatziki)
Shredded cucumber is dressed with garlicky yogurt in this simple, refreshing, cooling, salad.
Shredded cucumber is dressed with garlicky yogurt in this simple, refreshing, cooling, salad.
Cucumber Martinis
Cucumber Martinis are as cool and refreshing as cucumbers themselves.
Cucumber Martinis are as cool and refreshing as cucumbers themselves.
Cucumber Vodka
Cucumber Vodka (vodka infused with cucumbers) makes for cool and easy summer cocktails.
Cucumber Vodka (vodka infused with cucumbers) makes for cool and easy summer cocktails.
Cucumbers & Soy Sauce
Drizzle slices of cucumber with soy sauce or tamari for a quick, nutritious snack.
Drizzle slices of cucumber with soy sauce or tamari for a quick, nutritious snack.
Cucumbers With Mint Yogurt Dressing
A simple mint yogurt sauce turns sliced cucumber into an easy salad or quick appetizer.
A simple mint yogurt sauce turns sliced cucumber into an easy salad or quick appetizer.
Fattoush Salad
Fattoush is a great salad of fresh vegetables, a bright dressing, and pieces of crisp pita bread.
Fattoush is a great salad of fresh vegetables, a bright dressing, and pieces of crisp pita bread.
Spanish Gazpacho Soup
Spanish tomato and cucumber gazpacho soup is smooth and subtle and perfect for hot summer days.
Spanish tomato and cucumber gazpacho soup is smooth and subtle and perfect for hot summer days.