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INGREDIENTS
3-4 cucumbers
2-3 garlic cloves
salt
vinegar
water
DIRECTIONS
You can either peel the cucumber or not (I don’t) slice them thin and set in a bowl and salt them. Cover with plastic wrap and place in your fridge. This can be done upto 1 hour prior to serving or early in the morning and left until dinner time. The cucumbers will release [...]
INGREDIENTS
6 hard-boiled eggs
1 lb shrimp , peeled and cooked (reserve 12 for garnish, chop the rest)
1 medium cucumber , peeled and diced
1 teaspoon ketchup
1 teaspoon lemon mayonnaise (add 1/2 teaspoon of fresh lemon to mayonnaise stir)
1 green onion , sliced thin
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Garnish
fresh dill or fresh thyme sprigs
DIRECTIONS
Carefully slice hard boiled eggs in half.
Cut and drain cucumber, by letting cucumber sit in a colander for about 5 minutes.
Mix all ingredients with egg yolks together, [...]
INGREDIENTS
1 seedless cucumber
4 ounces cream cheese , softened
1/4 cup chives , finely chopped
2 tablespoons horseradish , drained
salt
pepper
1 lb smoked salmon , thinly sliced
DIRECTIONS
Quarter cucumber lengthwise, cutting off and discarding rounded ends. Pat cucumber dry.
Stir together cream cheese, chives, horseradish, salt, and pepper to taste until combined well.
Arrange enough salmon to completely wrap 1 cucumber quarter in 1 layer on a sheet of plastic wrap, then spread with a [...]
INGREDIENTS
3 cucumbers
1 bunch leeks
2 cups cherries or grape tomatoes
fresh mint
1 cup Splenda granular (artificial sweetener )
1 cup sweet vinegar
DIRECTIONS
Chop all veggies and put into a tupperware-type bowl with lid.
Add sliced mint leaves, as many as you prefer.
Mix in splenda and vinegar.
Put lid on tupperware and let sit for 20 minutes, turning over every five minutes.
INGREDIENTS
2 cucumbers
1 teaspoon salt
3scallions
4 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon peppercorns (Szechwan)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
DIRECTIONS
Peel the cucumbers, cut in half crosswise and then in half lengthwise.
Scoop out the seeds and discard. Cut into strips about 2 in (5 cm) long and 1/2 in (1 cm) wide.
Sprinkle cucumber strips with salt and mix thoroughly. Set aside for at.
least 10 minutes at [...]