These recipes will have you cool as a cucumber. From veggie sandwiches to no-cook salads, these are our most popular cucumber dishes. eat well Audience: Recipes like cucumber sandwiches and cucumber and yogurt salad highlight the crisp, refreshing veggie and are so delicious you’ll want to keep cucumbers on hand all the time.
Cucumber and chickpea salad with feta and lemon
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food Stylist: Annie Probst
Cucumber and chickpea salad with feta and lemon is zesty and refreshing and can be enjoyed on its own or tossed with veggies for a quick lunch or dinner. Dill is great for its grassy flavor, but you can also use oregano, parsley, chives or other fresh herbs instead.
Cucumber sandwich
Photographer: Victor Protacio, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist: Lydia Purcell
This creamy, crispy cucumber sandwich recipe hits the perfect balance between rich and light: the cream cheese yogurt spread complements the crisp, refreshing cucumber, and the hearty flavor and texture of the whole wheat bread brings it all together.
Easy Cucumber Kimchi
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
This cucumber kimchi recipe is flavored with garlic, fish sauce, and a dash of Korean chili powder. This side dish can be made ahead of time, allowing the cucumbers to infuse with flavor.
Bacon tomato and cucumber sandwich
Photographer: Robbie Lozano, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf
This refreshing, tangy sandwich is easy to make, even when you’re pressed for time. Lightly toast the bread for a little crunch. Fresh dill adds a grassy flavor. If you don’t have fresh dill, mix in 1/8 teaspoon of dried dill instead. Make this a vegetarian sandwich by omitting the bacon and adding slices of cheese or tomato slices instead.
Cucumber and yogurt salad
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Houser, Food Stylist: Emily Neighbors Hall
A refreshing cucumber and yogurt salad is a great accompaniment to meat or fish main dishes and can also be stuffed into pita bread. If you grate the cucumber instead of chopping it, you can use the mixture as a dip.
Peanut Sauce Chicken and Cucumber Lettuce Wraps
We love the crunch of sliced cucumber and jicama in these delicious chicken lettuce wraps, and when you serve them with a simple peanut sauce, it’s an easy dinner recipe that kids and adults will love.
Creamy Cucumber Soup
Photographer Victor Protacio, Food Stylist Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist Claire Spollen
You don’t have to only eat cucumbers raw: sauté them and puree them with avocado for a smooth cucumber soup that’s delicious hot or cold.
Spinach, sun-dried tomato and cucumber sandwich
Photographer: Stacey K. Allen, Props: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Lauren Odum
This protein-packed hummus sandwich is topped with crunchy veggies, feta cheese, and sweet, tangy sun-dried tomatoes. Sun-dried tomatoes in oil have a soft texture that’s perfect for sandwiches. You can use dry-packed sun-dried tomatoes instead, but you may need to rehydrate them before using to soften them.
Cucumber salad with vinegar
Photographer: Victor Protacio, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist: Claire Spollen
This cucumber and vinegar salad has the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with a hint of fresh dill, and red onion adds a nice crunch.
Cottage Cheese Snack Jar
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco
This creamy, crunchy snack packs 20 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber in one small mason jar. Add the chickpeas just before serving to keep them crisp. If you’d prefer to store everything in one jar, use 1/4 cup washed canned chickpeas instead.
Watermelon, cucumber and feta salad
Here’s a healthy salad recipe to make in the middle of summer when watermelon and cucumbers are at their juiciest and most flavorful. Feta cheese adds the perfect creamy, salty and tangy flavor, and mint really brings out the flavor of this salad. It’s an easy side salad to serve at any summer barbecue.
Green Goddess Wrap with Cucumber and Chicken
Bree Passano
This quick and easy wrap is perfect for a grab-and-go lunch or meal on the go. Chicken protein gives you energy, and the Green Goddess dressing is creamy with cheese and avocado and bright with lemon and herbs. Cucumber and carrot add color and texture to this healthy, hearty whole wheat wrap.
Vinegared dish (cucumber salad)
Crystal Hughes
I use English or thinly sliced cucumbers for this vinegared dish as they are more readily available, but if you live near an Asian market you could substitute Japanese cucumbers. Some recipes call for sprinkling salt on the cucumbers first, but I find that squeezing them in a paper towel removes enough of the excess water without adding too much salt. This Japanese salad is cool, crunchy and delicious.
Cucumber and tomato sandwich
Photographer: Stacey K. Allen, Props: Christina Brockman, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf
This herbed cucumber and tomato sandwich is a crisp, refreshing sandwich that makes the most of summer’s bounty of produce. Chives add a delicate onion flavor to the cream cheese, but you could also use dill or basil instead.
Chicken, feta and cucumber couscous bowl
This easy chicken and veggie bowl can be endlessly adapted to suit whatever you have on hand. Besides cucumbers and tomatoes, you could also try thinly sliced carrots, steamed broccoli florets, zucchini, or roasted cauliflower. You could also use flaked salmon or sliced cooked lamb in place of the chicken. Treat couscous like pasta, simmering it until tender, then draining it. Unlike most pastas, couscous needs to be rinsed and drained to keep the grains from clumping together.
Tomato cucumber salad with dill
This refreshing tomato and cucumber salad is popular all summer long in Ukraine. It’s a very simple recipe, so fresh, ripe vegetables really do taste good. Depending on your family traditions, you can also serve this salad with sour cream, which is also a common preparation in Poland. But in the author’s family, sunflower oil is the star. Serve it with some dark rye bread, especially to sop up all the juices that accumulate at the bottom of the bowl. To complete a Ukrainian summer meal, garnish with salted pickled herring and boiled new potatoes tossed in sunflower oil and dill.
Cucumber and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus Wrap
This easy vegetarian wrap is perfect for a take-to-work or school lunch. Roasted red pepper hummus adds color and flavor, but any flavor of hummus will work. Cucumber, bean sprouts, salad greens, or spinach all add a refreshing crunch. Try arugula for a zesty kick.
Cucumber and tuna salad sandwich
Photographer: Grant Webster, Food Stylist: Adeline Evans, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco,
In this easy sandwich, cucumber adds a refreshing crunch to a creamy tuna salad. We chose Greek-style yogurt to cut down on fat and calories and add tang to the dressing. Adding relish, chopped celery, or pickled peppers to the tuna mix adds extra flavor. Serve with potato chips, chopped fresh veggies, or bagel chips.
EatingWell.com, July 2024
