Most often cooked with
Garlic
Spring onion
Bay leaf
Dill
ParsleyRecipes with cucumber
Gazpacho
A chilled Andalusian soup of raw tomatoes, cucumber and pepper blended with bread and olive oil, which is what turns it creamy rather than watery.
5 hr 5 minServes 6
SoupsSpanishTomatoes
Herbed Farro Salad
Farro boiled loose in salted water like pasta, dressed while it is still hot, then packed with three soft herbs.
9 hrServes 6
ItalianSide dishesVegan
Okroshka
A cold soup of raw vegetables, ham and egg poured with sour kvass at the table, so nothing in the bowl goes soft.
50 minServes 4
PotatoesRussianSoups
Quick Salted Cucumbers
Small cucumbers held a day or two in a dill and garlic brine, salted right through but still raw and crunchy.
26 hr 20 minServes 8
RussianSide dishesVegan
Smashed Cucumber Salad
Cucumbers smashed rather than sliced so the torn faces grip a soy, vinegar and sesame dressing instead of shedding it.
40 minServes 4
ChineseSide dishesVegan
by velvetlapwing