Two of Our Favorite Cucumber Salad Recipes

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Our Cucumbers have been prolific this year.  The vines are growing into the surrounding trees.  Time to start making some of our favorite cucumber salad recipes to enjoy with freshly harvested cukes. 

 We have updated these recipes photos since 2009. Even if your Cucumbers grow too big, you can use them in these recipes. 

 

Cucumber salad recipe spooned out of bowl with 2 cucumbers sitting next to it

One of the most important things I have learned so far with this garden is to be sure and know what varieties I have planted. More importantly the harvest information.

I was thrilled to see my first baby cucumbers emerge on the vine. I remember the cucumbers from the picture of the seed packet, they looked pretty long.

Well, I  harvested my first cucumber recently and I had waited and waited thinking it looked like those in the grocery store. I cut into it and the seeds were really large and plentiful.

 

I immediately went looking for the seed packet, that I, fortunately, keep in a plastic container in the greenhouse, even if they are empty.
 
I reread the plant information and found that they should be harvested at 3 to 5 inches. Well, the ones since then have been amazing.
 
I could eat the whole thing right off the vine.
 

Two of Our Favorite Cucumber Salad Recipes

 
We like to enjoy our cucumbers along with some grape tomatoes that have been plentiful as well.
Here are a few of my favorite ways to eat up these great summer vegetables.
 

Simple Tomato Salad Recipe. Marinated Cucumbers 

 
Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup vinegar-I use Rice vinegar-unseasoned.
  • 1-2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/4 tsp celery seed
  • 1-2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 Sweet Onion, thinly sliced
peeled sliced and seeded cucumber on a cutting board
 
Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers. For overly large cucumbers we suggest peeling the skin because they are tough.   If there are large seeds, you can cut out the seeds as well. 
 
 
 
sliced peeled and seeded Cucumbers salted in a clear bowl
 
Salt the cucumbers and allow them to sit for 1/2 hour. 
Rinse and Drain the cucumbers. 
 
 
 
Cucumber salad sitting in vinegar in a clear bowl
 

BEST MARINADE FOR CUCUMBER SALAD

 
For Marinade, combine in a covered container 1/4 cup vinegar-I use Rice vinegar-unseasoned.
 
1-2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 tsp celery seed (if you don’t have it you can exclude it)
Simply cut 1 or 2 cucumbers-depends on the size in half. Then slice thinly.
 
Add 1/4 of onion thinly sliced,  Toss veggies in marinade and allow to sit in the refrigerator for 2 hrs or up to 5 days. Stirring occasionally.
 
 

simple Cucumber salad sitting on a spoon over the bowl of the rest of the marinated cucumber salad

PRO TIP:  Just add more veggies to the liquid as you go along. You often run out of vegetables b/f the marinade so I simply add more veggies as I harvest them.

SALAD RECIPE #2 For Cucumber SEASON

Cucumber Salad Tomato Recipe

 

 

Ingredients: 
  • Cucumber
  • Red Onion
  • 1 Cup Cherry Tomatoes
  • Italian Vinaigrette 
 
Directions:
Simply slice up a cucumber and some red onion. Place in a bowl. Add  1 cup of cherry tomatoes-slice in half if large. Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of your favorite vinaigrette.
 
My go-to that always tastes homemade is Good Seasons Italian packs that you mix yourself. I use balsamic Vinegar the give the extra flavor. Add 3 or 4 basil leaves that you have sliced. 
 
Allow the veggies to marinate for a few minutes on the counter and enjoy. This does not do well as leftovers unless you take out the tomatoes.
 

Simple Cucumber Salad Recipes 

Two of Our Favorite Cucumber Salad Recipes

 
Cucumber salad recip

Simple Cucumber Salad Recipes Marinated Cucumbers

Yield: 10 - 12 Servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 day
Total Time: 1 day 30 minutes

This marinated cucumber salad is so easy to make an a great way to use an abundance of cucumbers.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup vinegar-I use Rice vinegar-unseasoned.
  • 1-2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 1/4 tsp celery seed
  • 1-2 cucumbers, peeled and sliced
  • 1/4 Sweet Onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Peel and thinly slice the cucumbers. For overly large cucumbers we suggest peeling the skin because they are tough.   If there are large seeds, you can cut out the seeds as well. 

2. Salt the cucumbers and allow them to sit for 1/2 hour. 

    3. Rinse and Drain the cucumbers. 

    For Marinade, combine in a covered container 1/4 cup vinegar-I use Rice vinegar-unseasoned.
    1-2 tablespoons of sugar and 1/4 tsp celery seed (if you don't have it you can exclude it)
    Add 1/4 of onion thinly sliced,  Toss veggies in marinade and allow to sit in the refrigerator for a min of 4 hrs or up to 5 days. Stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1/2 cup
Amount Per Serving Calories 25Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 2mgCarbohydrates 6gFiber 0gSugar 4gProtein 0g

All information and tools presented and written within this site are intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information on stayingclosetohome.com should only be used as a general guideline.

© Maria From Staying Close Home
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