"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:01:38 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>>Other than using cucumbers in a green salad, onion-and-cucumber slices
>>in oil+vinegar (not quite pickles), or just plain slices, how else do
>>fellow RFCers like to use cucumbers? The only way I've ever used
>>cucumbers is as mentioned above. Yeah-yeah, I can 'Google' for all
>>sorts of countless recipes, but that's not exactly satisfactory - it's
>>more interesting to learn how fellow RFCers like to use cucumbers with
>>their meals. Sure, pickles are an option, but that's not a choice for
>>any menu in my kitchen. Very much TIA
>>
>>Sky
>>
>
> -raita
>
> -mix with tomatoes, onion, cottage cheese and a bit of sour cream for
> a terrific hot weather lunch salad
>
> -cucumber sandwiches - buttered bread/rolls, thin slices of cuke, a
> bit of watercress, a tad of shaved cheddar or even parmesan
>
> -stuffed - scrape out the seeds and use the cukes to hold tuna or
> canned salmon salad or taboule
>
> - cut them up and add to panzanella
>
> -add to taboule


They're good peeled, seeded, sliced and sauteed in a little bit of butter
too.

Cheri