Quick Pickling Anything!
An easy pickling recipe, not for die-hard canners, but more for the “refrigerator” kind of pickling. It takes a few minutes to make and you can relish eating them in about 3 days. (more…)
Tagged: cucumbers
Crunch Salad
Every ingredient has been chosen to amplify texture while also adding bold flavors. Included are green apple, roasted peanuts, and cabbage, but go ahead and add any ingredient with crunch. Recipe found on Delish.com. Serves 5-6. (more…)
South Beach Diet Gazpacho
Gazpacho is simple and refreshing soup usually served cold. And it uses all of the vegetables that we typically get in our summer CSA shares. This Gazpacho recipe comes from the South Beach Diet, and can be found on epicurious.com. Serves 2. (more…)
Greek Salad
Known as horiatiki, this traditional Greek salad, from Delish.com, is made with cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives, thinly sliced red onion, and feta. The easy dressing is a mixture of red wine vinegar, fresh lemon juice, dried oregano, and extra-virgin olive oil. Simply said, it’s the best. Yields 4 servings. (more…)
Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
Thanks to the chickpeas, this salad will keep you full for hours, and is satisfying in a way that leafy greens never could be (sorry not sorry, kale). Recipe found on Delish.com. Yields 6 servings. (more…)
Cold Cucumber Cream Soup
A quick and refreshing cold soup that can be prepared ahead of time for those warm, muggy evenings; if you are out of cilantro already, dill works just as well. Serves 4. (more…)
Cucumber Salad with Tahini and Soy Dressing
This is a delicious no-cook recipe found on the well nourished brain blog for those hot summer days!
My friend says to make the dressing in the tahini jar, omit the sunflower oil, sub
maple syrup for the mirin and off it goes! (more…)
Chinese Smashed Cucumber Salad
On a hot summer day, it’s like a spicy-savory equivalent of slices of cold, juicy watermelon: hydrating for the soul, quenching thirst and hunger in one go. The recipe is from Delish.com. Serves 4.
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Gazpacho
At some point this summer, you will look in your crisper and realize you have all the ingredients for the perfect summer meal: Gazpacho. This recipe from the Joy of Cooking is easy to make and can be adapted depending on what vegetables you have available. Serve for lunch or add a side of thick crusty bread to make a light dinner. (more…)
Easy Gazpacho
This is my go-to recipe for delicious and satisfying gazpacho. And now that we are in peak tomato season, it’s an easy meal, despite what might appear like a long and arduous process — it is not! Read it thru a few times, make it once, and you will see how simple it is. The recipe serves 4-6 and hails from the website www.thekitchn.com. Do try it, please. (more…)