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Looking for a cucumber recipe, not pickles, salads
Posted: Jul 26, 2017
In the spring, Neighbor gave me 4 plants he grew from seed. Cukes gone wild! I would like to thank him and his wife for the plants by sending a prepared dish with the cukes but stumped as to what. Online search mainly turns up, pickles, salads and soup, plus a few drinks. Any good ideas out there? A refreshing hors d'oeuvres you can think of? TIA. ;
If it was me.... - Not cukes
[ In Reply To ..]I would take them over something made by you from something else from your garden if possible...the thought being that he probably doesn't want any more cuke anything because he is overloaded just like you with them. If I give somebody tomatoes, the last thing I'd want back is canned tomatoes. So maybe zucchini bread or tomato pie ?? Depending on what you have.
Good point. - Please sm
[ In Reply To ..]The idea was stuck in my head because another neighbor told me she received lots of zucchini from a coworker, so made 2 zucchini breads and gave one to the coworker. I have lots of basil; know I can come up with ideas for that. Thanks for responding.
Ok, so now you're on to something (see msg) - Not cukes
[ In Reply To ..]As a suggestion for your basil, how about you dry some of it out and put it in some olive oil in a fancy oil bottle or old wine bottle with an oil pouring spout that you purchase from the store and make them basil-infused oil. I'd love that if that were somebody giving that to me. It will last a long time, like your cukes. Have fun!
Tzatziki sauce and pita bread. - Zorba
[ In Reply To ..]Link to recipe below!
Well, yum. - Please sm
[ In Reply To ..]Thanks for the link. Not sure I will make it for the neighbor, but already plan on trying the Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce recipe found on the same page this weekend. Your linked sauce recipe sounds better to me; will use that one. Thanks for responding.
I put some sour cream in my tzatziki s/m - sereneone
[ In Reply To ..]even though it's not traditional, kind of rounds out the flavors to me.
I Drain Cukes First - see msg
[ In Reply To ..]After peeling and chopping fine, I drain the cukes in a fairly fine strainer for at least an hour. Just let it hang sort of slanted into the sink or a pot. I also use Greek yogurt. Both these things will make for a thicker consistency.
Agree, same here - MT
[ In Reply To ..]More authentic too. And don't use the low-fat Greek yogurt. You want a creamy consistency. And now I'm craving a meze platter!
This is similar to how I make mine (though I don't use vinegar - I add a squeeze of fresh lemon)
Nothing Worse Than - Watery T Sauce
[ In Reply To ..]I sometimes go into "authentic" Greek restaurants, and the Tz sauce is watery. Drives me nuts. That's just laziness. Most of the problems pertains to not draining the cukes! Use salt to speed up this process. Next, and not less important, is using Greek yogurt, not just plain old yogurt.
Bite-sized salad - JMHO
[ In Reply To ..]Slice 1/2 to 3/4" thick. Scoop middles of slices to make a well.
In a bowl, mix greek yogurt with feta and a little oregano. Chop and combine Kalamata olives, sundried tomato, roasted red peppers. Add a splash of lemon juice and a little pepper. Use spoons to fill the well. They're pretty, and my family loves them. We have to do a bunch for them to even make it to the table - otherwise we eat them in the kitchen before dinner.
How about little cucumber boats? - in the know
[ In Reply To ..]Cut and scoop out inside of cucumber. Fill with tuna salad or don't scoop it out and use deli meat and cheese...just an idea. HTH
Here is an Indian recipe - I learnt from a neighbor
[ In Reply To ..]Grate the cukes. They will release some water. Add salt to taste, some cumin seeds, some sesame seeds, red pepper powder (optional), some chopped celery or any greens for color. Blend enough all purpose flour to make a soft dough. set aside for 15 min. roll out and either pan roast or deep fry. dip in yogurt or tomato sauce.
This neighbor of mine does this with every vegetable her kids refuse to eat. she sometimes makes coconut chutney to go with it, but regret to say I do not have recipe for that. she calls them parata prefixed by the name of the vegetable that goes into it.
Nice! - MT
[ In Reply To ..]I love paratha, but have never had cucumber. Can't wait to try.
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