Help with Cucumbers, too many to handle

kelklump

I have a million cucumbers this week and need a few good recipes on what to do with them. I know a lot of people make freezer pickles or Bread and Butter pickles but I dont have great recipes for either. If you have any, please share. I am also looking for other recipes for cucumbers. We are already making kimchee pickles this week, so I have a feeling that I will be on pickle overload.

nitaw

Why not share some with neighbors and co-workers? There are only so many cucumbers/pickles that two people can eat! LOL

I don't have any pickle recipes, but I normally eat cucumber and tomato salad during the summer. It's just diced cucmbers, tomatoes, a little bit of vinegar, and salt and pepper (to taste). 

kelklump

We are working on giving them away, I am just hoping they slow up production a little . I will try the tomato cucumber salad. That sounds fresh and delicious.

 

madladybride

If you leave them on the vine, I've read that will slow the production. Obviously, don't let them rot, but don't pick them right away.

kelklump

We did do this - we call them our sacrifice cucumbers, because they are usually inedible by the time we get to them. I am hoping it will slow down ,but for now I have made friends at work and neighbors.

curlydoglover

http://whatrecipe.blogspot.com/2010/03/cucumber-feta-salad.html

http://whatrecipe.blogspot.com/2009/06/chicken-and-feta-tabbouleh.html

 

That's all I've got written up.  Generally we eat them fresh - peel, slice, salt and munch away.  Or toss with some vinegar and onions.

BicycleBride10

You can give them to me.  I had planned on canning and making pickles with my cucumbers but my vines withered up and died and hardly produced any cucumbers.  I don't know what happened.

kastle

I know it sounds weird, but when we were in Thailand they totally had cucumbers in their veggie stir-fries (so, the cukes were warm, not cold)

Might be something to try?

curlydoglover

This may also sound weird, but one of the latest trend in cocktails is herbal ones - like a cucumber martini (which I've had and is DIVINE. one of the few times I like a gin martini).  You could totally do a cucumber themed cocktail party!

kastle

curlydoglover:

This may also sound weird, but one of the latest trend in cocktails is herbal ones - like a cucumber martini (which I've had and is DIVINE. one of the few times I like a gin martini).  You could totally do a cucumber themed cocktail party!

That would be fun!

I've got a Pimm's Cup recipe in my blog that is *delicious* and uses cucumbers.

Also, I like making cucumber "cups" (cut cukes in like 2" slices & scoop out the seeds...but not all the way to the bottom.  this makes a cup) and fill with goat cheese or an herb-y cream cheese.

And, I think there's a cool cucumber soup.  I think it involves plain yogurt or something.  Does gazpacho have cucumbers in it?

jenpicciano

Ever made tzaziki (sp?) sauce?  It's delicious, and requires lots of cucumbers.