Cucumber recipes
Cucumber recipes bring freshness to weeknight dinners – our chefs pick the ingredients, delivered to your door.
- Butter-Fried Trout with Creamy Dill Dip and Mashed Potatoes
- Dutch-Style Schnitzels with Mashed Potatoes, Cucumber & Carrot Cakes in a Jar
- Burgers with Pulled Pork, Roasted Potatoes, Cheddar and Farmhouse Sauce & Craft Non-alcoholic IPA
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Chickpeas, Cucumber, and Creamy Chili Dip
- Poke Bowl with Marinated Shrimp, Mango, Edamame and Wasabi Mayo
- Poke Bowl with Smoked Salmon, Mango, Edamame and Sriracha Mayo
- Teriyaki Tofu with Jasmine Rice, Marinated Vegetables and Sesame
- Minced Beef in Herb Sauce with Potato Mash and Cucumber
- Juicy Beef Tortillas with Fresh Vegetables
- Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Plant-Based Bean Mix, Cucumber Salad and Sour Cream
- Chicken Gyros in Pita Bread with Tzatziki and Fresh Vegetables
- Minced Beef in Tomato Sauce with Roasted Potatoes and Fresh Salad
- Korean Bowl with BBQ Plant-Based Mince, Spicy Cucumber Salad and Gochujang Mayo
- Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles with Plant-Based Mince, Crunchy Peanuts and Fresh Salad
- Caramelized Pulled Chicken with Rosemary, Rice, and Cucumber Salad
- Baked Pasta with Pickles & Liqueur Dessert in Jar
- Delicious Halloumi Stroganoff with Buttery Potatoes and Chives
- Baked Sweet Potatoes with Beef and Bean Mix, Chili Cucumber Salad, and Sour Cream
- Greek Orzo Salad with Balkan Cheese, Olives, Vegetables and Honey-Mustard Dressing
- Sichuan Dan Dan Noodles with Ground Meat, Crunchy Peanuts, and Salad
- Pasta alla Carbonara with Vegetable Sticks
- Sweet Chili Tofu Wraps with Marinated Red Cabbage
- Pork Sous Vide in Hoisin Sauce with Rice & Beef Tartar
- Curry-Seasoned Turkey Patties with Rice, Chive Dip and Salad
- Chicken Sweet Chili Wraps & Marinated Red Cabbage
- Crispy Breaded Cheese with Potato Wedges, Cucumber Salad and Tartar Sauce
- Vegan Korean Pancakes with Cabbage, Marinated Cucumber, and Gochujang Dip
- Juicy Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes, Chives and Pickled Cucumbers & Raspberry Panna Cotta in a Jar
- Znojmo-Style Sauce with Pork and Rice
- Burgers with Pulled Pork, Roasted Potatoes, Cheddar and Farmhouse Sauce
- Chicken Strips with Carrots, Rice and Fresh Salad
- Juicy Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes, Chives and Pickled Cucumbers
- Smoked Mackerel Spread Sandwiches with Egg and Fresh Vegetables
- Farmer’s Salad with Smoked Chicken Breast, Egg, and Croutons
- Roasted Spiced Cauliflower Salad with Crispy Chickpeas and Marinated Veggies
- Pork Sous Vide in Hoisin Sauce with Rice
- Halloumi-Style Wraps with Hummus, Veggies & Sweet Chilli
- Ćevapi with Boiled Potatoes, Fresh Chives, Mustard and Pickles
- Vegetarian Tofu Bowl with Broccoli and Paprika Dip
- Korean Rice Bowl with Gochujang Mayonnaise, Egg and Sprouts
- Simple Meatballs with Creamy Parsley Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, and Salad
- Tuna Bowl with Rice, Marinated Cabbage and Spring Onion
- Pork Fillet Znojmo-Style with Rice
- Marinated Chicken Drumsticks with Harissa, Fresh Cucumber Dip and Rice
- Homemade Fries with Chicken Gyros, Dill Tzatziki Dip and Fresh Vegetables
- Stroganoff with Mild Sausages, Mashed Potatoes and Sour Cream
- Beef Stroganoff with Mashed Potatoes and Sour Cream
- Patties with Caramelized Onions and Potatoes
- Crispy Pork Schnitzels with Mashed Potatoes and Salad
- Meatballs in Coconut Green Curry with Cucumber Salad and Rice
- Turkey Stroganoff with Potatoes and Fresh Mixed Salad
- Tex-Mex Tortillas with Ground Chicken and Corn Salsa
- Wraps with Chicken Gyros, Dill Tzatziki Dip and Fresh Vegetables
- Farmer’s Salad with Bacon, Cheddar, Egg and Yoghurt Dressing
- Creamy Ragout with Paprika Sausage, Pickles and Mashed Potatoes
- Fresh Salad with Balkan Cheese, Avocado, Crunchy Croutons and Balsamic Dressing
- Pastrami Mini Baguettes with Mustard May and Pickled Cucumber
- Falafel in Pita Bread with Tzatziki, Hummus and Fresh Vegetables
- Creamy Pork Strips with Potatoes and Salad & Pastrami Baguettes with Mustard May and Pickled Cucumber
- Pork Larb Moo with Bell Pepper and Jasmine Rice
- Mediterranean Chicken, Roasted Potatoes & Tsatziki Dip
- Korean BBQ Bowl with Pork, Spicy Cucumber Salad & Gochujang Mayo
- Beef Sirloin Steak with Rosemary Potatoes and Salad
- Chicken Salad with Corn, Salsa, Sour Cream and Crunchy Nachos Chips
Cucumber is a cheap and quick way to bring freshness to a meal. It is mostly water, which is both its strength and its challenge: salt the sliced cucumber and let it drain for 10–15 minutes so the salad doesn't turn watery and the texture stays crisp.
Among the most popular cucumber recipes are Asian vinegar cucumber salad, pickled cucumber, cucumber relish and yoghurt-based raita. A quick pickling liquid uses a ratio of 3 parts vinegar, 2 parts sugar and 3 parts water: bring it to the boil, pour the hot liquid over the cucumber slices and leave to infuse for at least 30 minutes. Pickled cucumber keeps for about a week in the fridge.
Texture makes all the difference: thin slices suit sandwiches and salads, coarse cubes suit relish, and cucumber smashed with the flat of a knife suits Asian salads, because the broken surface soaks up the dressing better. Cucumber pairs well with dill, mint, sesame, chilli, yoghurt and feta.
Store cucumber in the warmest part of the fridge, not the coldest – below 7 degrees it easily turns watery. In Ruokaboksi's weekly recipes, cucumber is included only when the whole cucumber gets used, so no leftover halves go bad in the fridge.
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