Embrace thehealth benefitsand refreshing taste of cucumbers with these simple and delicious recipes.
3-Ingredient Cucumber Boursin Wrap
An easy lunch is only three ingredients away with this cucumber Boursin wrap.
Use a mandoline to shave the veggies if you have one.
Photo: Carson Downing
Tomato-Cucumber Salad with Dill
This refreshing tomato-cucumber salad is commonly served all summer long in Ukraine.
Since it’s such a simple recipe, the freshest, ripest vegetables really make it shine.
But in the author’s family, it’s all about the sunflower oil.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle
Cucumber-Mint Agua Fresca
This fruit-infused water is cool, refreshing and perfect for warm weather.
Want to make an alcoholic version?
Try adding 1 1/2 ounces of vodka or gin into each serving.
Eva Kolenko
This Japanese-inspired salad is cool, crisp and simply delicious.
Many gardeners in the U.S. consider it a weed, but Cypriots use it to make refreshing salads.
Watercress makes a peppery substitute in this simple salad recipe.
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Annie Probst
The red onion adds a nice crunch.
See the juicing variation below to make this strawberry-cucumber juice recipe in a blender.
If the cucumbers are grated instead of chopped, this mixture can be served as a dip.
Crystal Hughes
Lemon, Cucumber & Mint Infused Water
Refresh and hydrate with this citrusy spa water.
Serve in a pitcher for a party or bottle individually for on-the-go hydration.
Photographer / Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist / Kay Clarke, Food Stylist / Ruth Blackburn
