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Cucumber

Cucumbers are mild and refreshing in flavor and take well to many different seasonings. Despite common belief, cucumbers are actually a fruit! Here you will find all of the ways I love to prepare cucumbers, including this cucumber gazpacho and this go-to cucumber salad.

A classic chopped salad in a large salad bowl with tongs.

Quick & Classic Italian Dressing + A Chopped Salad to Make with It

A bowl of peanut noodles with cucumbers, scallions and peanuts.

Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers

A platter of tzatziki, drizzled with olive oil aside pita.

Tzatziki (Greek Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce)

A plate of chicken souvlaki.

Super-Easy Greek Chicken Souvlaki

A bowl filled with a spring fattoush salad with arugula, radishes, snap peas, and cucumbers.

Spring Fattoush Salad

When it's too hot to cook, turn off the oven. Nothing could be more refreshing than this cool summery soup — green grape and cucumber gazpacho — and spicy-sweet-crunchy salad: quinoa with mango, lime and ginger. // alexandracooks.com

Cucumber & Green Grape Gazpacho | Quinoa Salad with Mango, Lime & Ginger

Melon & Cucumber Salad

I can't seem to get enough of this bulgar bowl: a mix of bulgur and lentils, chopped cucumbers and tomatoes, toasted almonds, cilantro, and a lemon-tahini dressing. When you have some of the components prepared ahead of time, the assembly happens quickly! // alexandracooks.com

Bulgur, Lentils, Lemon-Tahini Drizzle

a bowl of tabbouleh

Tabbouleh

A bowl of Vietnamese cucumber salad.

Samin Nosrat’s Vietnamese Cucumber Salad

Creating Korean BBQ at home is surprisingly easy: a simple banchan — cucumber-apple pickle — comes together in no time and a bulgogi marinade can be made with pantry items. The rest — roasted seaweed and kimchi — can all be purchased. // alexandracooks.com

Bulgogi with Cucumber-Apple Pickle

This summer vegetable salad comes together in no time—as the shallots macerate in the vinegar for the dressing, you can prep everything else: slice the radishes, turnips, scallions, etc. With a hunk of bread on the side, the meal is complete. // alexandracooks.com

10-Minute Meal: Greens + Tuna + Shallot Vinaigrette

A glass bowl filled with watermelon gazpacho.

Watermelon Gazpacho

cucumber and green grape gazpacho

Green Gazpacho Soup

A bowl of tabbouleh with cilantro, lime, and grilled shrimp.

Tabbouleh with Cilantro, Lime & Grilled Shrimp

Cucumber and mint salad in bowl.

Simply Dressed Cucumber & Mint Salad

CSA Week 3: Chatting Strategy with Margaret Roach + Storing Basil | Salted Cucumbers | Sugar Snap Pea Salad

This glazed pork belly with tender cubes of pork in a rich, sweet sauce comes together quite simply. Parboil the meat. 2. Melt sugar in a little bit of water until it begins to caramelize. 3. Glaze the meat in this caramelizing sugar. 4. Add aromatics and some liquids and cook until done. // alexandracooks.com

Red-Cooked Pork Belly + The Simplest Cucumber Salad

A platter of Israeli spiced tomato salad with cucumber yogurt sauce and chickpeas.

Sumac-Spiced Tomato and Chickpea Salad with Yogurt Sauce

A bowl of ginger-sesame soba and salmon.

Ginger-Sesame Soba Noodles with Cedar Plank Salmon

These Asian lettuce wraps are simple to prepare, stunning to serve, and exceptionally satisfying to eat. Both the slaw and the meat are incredibly flavorful and the combination of the crunchy cool slaw with the tender hot meat is so yummy. Make it. You'll be happy. I promise. // alexandracooks.com

Asian Lettuce Wraps for Almost Meatless Potluck

A platter of grilled, smokey chicken, cucumber-yogurt sauce,, skhug and lemon

Smoky Grilled Chicken with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce

Three Summer Salads

Tomato, Watercress and Mozzarella Salad

A selection of pantry recipes to make right now.

A quart container filled with cooked chickpeas.

A pan of just-baked penne alla vodka.

This roasted tomato soup has been made completely to taste. If you start with a base of slow roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic and shallots, I assure you your soup will be a success. Served with a few shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano and a piece of crusty bread, it makes a wonderful late summer meal. // alexandracooks.com

This apple, cheddar, mustard sandwich is easy to whip up, satisfying, and will not last long on any plate. // alexandracooks.com

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