It's Cucumber Time! Ideas?
Hi all ! So, an office mate has generously brought in loads of cucumbers from her garden to share with us- yay! They're wonderful raw- tenderly crisp, thin-skinned, and though they're somewhat seedy , there's still plenty of flavor and appealing texture there. I could eat a whole one simply cut into ice-cold spears and sprinkled with kosher salt. Any ideas or recipes for her bounty would be wonderful to share...I think my office mate would appreciate those as much as we appreciate her genero
The harvest this morning was significant and of course this year most friends and neighbors are also experiencing a nice yield. I tried two different preps. With the Japanese cucumbers - roll cut them and mixed with green onion, Korean red pepper paste, a splash of soy, balsamic (no black vinegar in the house), some nasturtium "capers" ,and a thread of toasted sesame oil. These are really tasty. Then I thin sliced the more Kirby style ones on the mandoline and mixed with salt/peppercorns/garli