tziki sauce. yum! a recipe here: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1918,133191-243193,00.html i like eating mine with toasted pita. 2009-08-04T07:55:13-04:00 false 12140 2613 2009-08-04T07:55:13-04:00 10049 I make a salad with this dressing: 1 part oil of your choice 2 parts sugar 2 parts cider vinegar 1 part water salt and pepper to taste Toss with onions, cucumbers and tomatoes. Adjust sugar and vinegar according to your taste. Very refreshing on a hot day. I'm also now addicted to the refrigerator pickle recipe that XUmusketeer shared a while back via: "homesick texan.":http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/2007/07/with-patience-comes-pickles.html 2009-08-04T09:11:41-04:00 false 12141 2613 2009-08-04T09:11:41-04:00 5903 I just found a few new yummy cucumber recipes too ... "Dilled Potato and Pickled Cucumber Salad":http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Dilled-Potato-and-Pickled-Cucumber-Salad-109778 "Creamy Cucumber Salad":http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/creamy-cucumber-salad-53822.aspx except I make my own dressing. And one of my all time favourites (that never occured to me earlier, Marko) is Bread Salad. My tweeked "recipe is here,":http://myfolia.com/journals/20455-recipe-grilled-chicken-with-bread-salad and it's great with or without the chicken. EDIT: @ 6differentways ... I love tzatziki too and had a look at the recipe you posted ... it's doesn't have dill? Just curious, is that because you don't like dill? I've seen versions with mint instead, but I don't think I've ever seen a tzatziki without one or the other before :) 2009-08-04T11:06:10-04:00 false 12142 2613 2009-08-04T11:18:05-04:00 1452 Sliced very thin and floated on top of soup. 2009-08-04T11:21:11-04:00 false 12143 2613 2009-08-04T11:21:11-04:00 1435 Tabouli! http://www.greatpartyrecipes.com/tabouli-recipe.html It's not traditional, but I usually add basil because it is in abundance with all the other crops called for in the recipe. It is great served with fresh grape leaves or even dolmades and tatziki. 2009-08-04T13:26:22-04:00 false 12151 2613 2009-08-04T13:26:22-04:00 3716 @ceae: ohhhh dill would be good! actually that recipe isn't the one i usually use, i can't find the one i usually use. mostly though- garlic, cukes, yogurt, salt, pepper. yum! 2009-08-04T18:47:36-04:00 false 12161 2613 2009-08-04T18:47:36-04:00 10049 I used to make a summer meal with mint leaves, Belgian yogurt, cucumber (as much as you like), ham (I used bits of bacon but it would work equally as well with smoke/plain chicken I suppose) tossed over a fresh baby-leaf salad (any leaves). I'll see if I can find the original recipe, but that's pretty much it 2009-08-05T08:53:55-04:00 false 12169 2613 2009-08-05T08:53:55-04:00 7470 You can make pickles with them. If you don't want to can, try refrigerator pickles! They are great! You can put a hot pepper in the mix, garlic cloves, etc. I also make a cucumber salad, ceae. It does not have tomato in it though. Here is the recipe. It is pretty simple: 1 cucumber (medium), peeled and seeded. 1 cp. sour cream 1 tsp. grated onion 1/2 teaspoon salt pepper to taste Simply mix together, chill and serve. It is great!! Here is another recipe that sounds wonderful!! http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1743,152187-248201,00.html 2009-08-06T09:38:02-04:00 false 12182 2613 2009-08-06T09:38:02-04:00 5779 Cucumber is really good cooked, I used it once when I couldn't get zucchini. Just dice and cook gently in a little butter until soft, 5-10 minutes. Also grated cucumber in yoghurt with chopped mint leaves is a traditional Middle East dish. 2009-08-06T10:35:54-04:00 false 12183 2613 2009-08-06T10:35:54-04:00 1175 The other night the SO surprised me by making a delicious topping for out wraps the other night. Very simple. Grate as much cucumber as you like. Add either sour cream or plain Belgian yogurt, 1/2 tsp of crushed garlic (or 1 clove fresh garlic), black pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice. You can also add some chopped mint if you like. It was delicious with sweet & sour chicken, chopped tomatoes, chilli, peppers and shredded lettuce. 2009-08-07T03:43:59-04:00 false 12186 2613 2009-08-07T03:43:59-04:00 7470 Korean cucumber salad w/ garlic, hot peppers, sesame oil, vinegar, sugar. Spanish refrigerator pickles w/ onion, garlic, hot pepper, fennel seed, bay leaf, whole cloves. Cover with vinegar and water (1 part vinegar, 2 parts water) Cold cucumber soup. Lots of variations, but based on yogurt or buttermilk w/ pureed cucumber and garlic. 2009-08-07T09:17:53-04:00 false 12189 2613 2009-08-07T09:17:53-04:00 9133 I made some cucumber salsa last year, no real recipe but it's basically cucumber, garlic, onion, chile peppers, lime juice & cumin. 2009-08-07T13:37:23-04:00 false 12190 2613 2009-08-07T13:37:23-04:00 6575 I posted the Sweet Cucumber Pickle recipe that I use for a glut of cucumbers "http://myfolia.com/journals/19858-sweet-cucumber-pickle": *blushes* I have half a dozen spare cucumbers that really need pickling right now .... 2009-08-08T09:41:14-04:00 false 12195 2613 2009-08-08T09:41:14-04:00 217 bq. _"I used to make a summer meal with mint leaves, *Belgian yogurt,": cucumber, ham tossed over a fresh baby-leaf salad"_ Does anyone know what the difference is between *Belgian yogurt* and the plain yogurt from the grocery store? A Google search did not turn up any clues on this one. "Tara LB" - if you are still following this thread - is it OK to substitute plain yogurt? 2009-08-10T05:26:37-04:00 false 12207 2613 2009-08-10T05:26:37-04:00 3809 Considering that one container of yogurt won't set you back much, I would experiment and give it a try anyway! It sounds like a good recipe. 2009-08-10T08:09:14-04:00 false 12208 2613 2009-08-10T08:09:14-04:00 5779 @ Armorel- I bookmarked your recipe. I might like to try it! Today I am going to make some sweet pickle relish. I am ecstatic that I have enough cucumber to do it!! 2009-08-10T08:11:48-04:00 false 12209 2613 2009-08-10T08:11:48-04:00 5779 "Cucumber soup!":http://myfolia.com/groups/156-foodies/topics/1224/posts. I could live on this stuff. You can also put cucumbers in "Three Bean Salad":http://washhands-settable.blogspot.com/2009/07/cooking-with-fresh-vegetables.html for an added crunch. 2009-08-10T08:15:09-04:00 false 12210 2613 2009-08-10T08:16:38-04:00 3568 Greek salad: Red tomatoes, quartered. Cucumbers, cubed. Feta cheese. Olive oil. Basil or other fresh herbs optional. Chill and serve with big chunks of fresh crusty bread. This is authentic -- I've been served this salad in Greek homes and on a picnics on an Aegean beach. I was also served fresh watermelon every day for a whole summer in Greece, as a high school exchange student. Every day. All summer. No one ever got tired of it, including me. An old man came through town once a week on a horse drawn wagon piled high with melons calling out his wares in Greek, and housewives came out to buy (or, in our case, sent their teenage daughters out to buy). 2009-08-10T22:48:30-04:00 false 12231 2613 2009-08-10T22:48:30-04:00 1435 @ marko as far as I know it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference :) And I have no idea what (if any) the difference is between plain and Belgian/Bulgarian yogurt :) 2009-08-11T04:39:55-04:00 false 12233 2613 2009-08-11T04:39:55-04:00 7470 I found the original recipe: Combine strips of ham, mange tout peas, fresh mint & corrander with chopped cucumber. Top with plain yogurt, a dash of olive oil salt and pepper. 2009-08-11T04:54:13-04:00 false 12234 2613 2009-08-11T04:54:13-04:00 7470 @ ves- I bet that was a very educational, fun and exciting trip you took!! The recipe sounds fabulous!! I will have to give it a try! I have all of the things to make it!! Fresh tomatoes from the garden, fresh basil, Feta cheese...yum!! I think that I will make that as a side dish for dinner tonight!! It sounds like it would be a hit! Oddly enough, in my house, most of the kids like "salady" things. 2009-08-11T08:19:24-04:00 false 12238 2613 2009-08-11T08:19:24-04:00 5779 TaraLB- that sounds delicious! 2009-08-11T08:55:08-04:00 false 12239 2613 2009-08-11T08:55:08-04:00 3568