I have only grown one cucumber vine in my little veggie boxes and have still managed quite a haul – 6 and counting. Not bad for one little shaded plant. However there is one cuke, I kinda missed and it turned into CukeZilla.
An underrated watery tube, this cucumber. They come in endless varieties and shapes, although, admittedly the flavours are all fairy similar.
Good thing they taste like crunching into summer!! Super nice when it’s 35 degrees and 95% humidity. (That’s Celsius, folks – believe me, it’s nice and sticky)
I have yet to find a cucumber casserole recipe, but have still managed to come up with quite the Bubba Gump list of options:
Cucumber water – light, refreshing and ever so easy. Cut the cuke, put into jug of H2O. Rest an hour or a day. Consume. It’s a really good way to use up cukes that may be on their last vine.
Cuke Salads – spicy, or sweet, or creamy! I’ve done a nice yogurt/sour cream/mayo mix, red onions and grape mix. Poor mans’ Waldorf salad? Perhaps. Yummy as hell. Fresh.
Of course, the Cucumber sandwhhhhich. ( i didn’t make any) Can you really say those words without a gentle British accent? Whip some of those crustless white bread wonders, reach for the white gloves, your best feathery fascinator and call it a party.
I have recently observed someone drinking a *gasp* cuke margarita! I KNOW RIGHT?! What? Looked good – I just wasn’t partaking in the tippy teas at that time. Next time fo-sho.
Cuke Soup – so easy. (made some, ate it before i had a chance to take a pic, but it looks like a glass of Soylent Green) Blender the cukes up, mix with yogurt, or cream (sour or fat) and salt and pepper to taste. A nice cool treat – and add mint if you wish, too. That led me to make a smoothie out of the little green tubes. I used about three mini cukes, a whole avocado (without the pit, duh) , fresh mint, a bit of honey, ice, and some coconut almond milk and protein powder – yuuuummmmmmmm. A really good after yoga hydrator – and actually a nice lunch.
Good thing about these veg, they are often found in the “expired” veggie rack – so yep – cheap. Goody for us, for we know what to do with them now, right?
Bubba could totally have had a cuke farm…
Cucumber soup, cucumber yogurt salad, cayenne cucumber slices, cucumber water, cucumber cocktails, cucumber smoothies…. You get the idea. Please say it in your head with his voice, please. It’s so much better. But always say cucumber sandwich in your best Windsor words.
Stay fresh; she’s a hot one out there.
the kitchen layover 