17 Fresh Cucumber Recipes To Make This Summer
Inside: All the cucumber salads and homemade pickles your heart desires, whether you love cucumber recipes or just have way too many cukes and need to do something with them.
Cucumbers are one of the easiest vegetables to grow, which is great, until you have 12 pounds of them harvested one morning and no desire to eat them all. But that’s okay. There’s plenty to do with these cool and crisp veggies.
You’ll want to find a few favorites that you rotate through all summer… if you make the same one over and over, you’ll be sick of it by fall! For bigger harvests, turn to the preserving ideas.
Fresh Cucumber and Tomato Salad
A refreshing and vibrant side dish perfect for any occasion.
Small Batch Refrigerator Dill Pickles
The crispest and most delicious refrigerator pickles with garlic, dill, and a hint of spice. This recipe makes a small batch and you'll be done in just a few minutes. No canning required.
Shrimp Macaroni Salad with Old Bay
Seafood lovers will fight over this flavorful twist on macaroni salad. Add any cooked seafood you'd like.
How to Make Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles
A simple brine, a few jars of sliced cucumbers, and you can enjoy delicious, homemade pickles. This recipe is so easy and the flavors are perfect.
Dill Pickle Relish Recipe: Simple and Classic
A dill pickle relish recipe that is not sweet, not oniony, and has a tad of sugar and heat. Â Makes 6-8 half-pint jars.
Pasta Salad with Cucumbers + Tomatoes + Mozzarella
Tons of fresh flavor, you'll love how easy this is to make. The homemade dressing is the best.
Old Fashioned Cucumber and Onion Salad with Vinegar
A simple vinegar dressing combined with sliced cucumbers and onions for a make-ahead summer side dish you'll love.
Cold Cucumber Chicken Salad
A classic and refreshing dish, this chicken salad adds plenty of fresh veggies for flavor and crunch. Tossed in a light and tangy dressing, this salad is perfect for a quick lunch or a healthy dinner.
Sweet Cucumber Relish
The classic relish: sweet pickle with lots of flavor. Perfect for mixing into creamy salads and dips.
When it’s cucumber time, they tend to be ready to harvest at an overwhelming rate. So pick a few favorite preservation methods now, and you’ll be ready when the cukes are.
Since they’re so light and don’t cook well, cucumbers will never really be the star of the show. But they’re still a great addition to so many things, adding that irresistible summery crunch.
They are truly one of the most productive and beginner friendly choices for your garden. But if you don’t have the space, just swing by a local farmer’s market. Because they’re so abundant, they’re very cheap in-season. Heat is a cucumber’s enemy. They should go straight to the fridge after harvest.
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By Katie Shaw
Katie shares simple, reliable recipes from her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband, three daughters, a chocolate lab, and over thirty chickens.