Cucumber salad

1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dill
1/4 cup mayonnaise
5 cucumbers
1/2 cup white onion

 Mix everything except cucumbers and onions well then add cucumbers and onion.
 You can also add celery if you like it, but I don't.

Cucumber Sandwiches

1 Cucumber

8 ounces Cream Cheese

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

1 loaf light white bread

 

Grate cucumber and squeeze out extra juice. Mix with cream cheese and seasonings. Cut out white bread with cookie cutter and spread with cream cheese mixture

Asian Noodle Salad

Salad Ingredients:

1 package Linguine Noodles, cooked, rinsed, and cooled

1/2 head sliced Napa Cabbage, or more to taste

1/2 head sliced Purple Cabbage, or more to taste

1/2 bag Baby Spinach, or more to taste

1 whole Red Bell Pepper, sliced thin

1 whole Yellow Bell Pepper, sliced thin

1 whole Orange Bell Pepper, sliced thin

1 bag Bean Sprouts (also called Mung Bean Sprouts)

Cilantro, up to 1 bunch, to taste

3 whole Scallions, sliced

3 whole Cucumber peeled and sliced

1 can (about 10 oz. ) whole Cashews, lightly toasted in skillet

Dressing Ingredients:

1 whole Lime, juiced

8 Tablespoons Olive Oil

8 Tablespoons Soy Sauce

2 Tablespoons (up to 3 Tablespoons) Sesame Oil

1/3 Cup Brown Sugar

3 Tablespoons Fresh Ginger, chopped

2 cloves Garlic, chopped

2 whole Hot Peppers or Jalapenos, chopped

chopped Cilantro

Mix salad ingredients together. Whisk dressing ingredients together and pour over salad. Mix with tongs or hands and serve on a platter.

Note: dressing keeps for up to three days before serving, without cilantro

Servings: 6

Thai Cucumber Salad

3 cucumbers

¼ Cup lemon juice

¼ Cup canola or peanut oil – I also add a dash of sesame oil for flavor

¼ Cup rice vinegar

¼ Cup chopped cilantro

¼ Cup chopped green onions or snipped chives **(I leave this out usually)

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

**I also add sesame seeds for appearance and chopped peanuts if I have them on hand

Peel cucumbers with peeler. Discard green skin. Continue to peel into long shreds. Discard the seed parts of cucumber.

For the dressing, whisk together the lemon juice, oils and rice vinegar. Add the remaining ingredients. Pour the dressing over the cucumber shreds and give them a stir. Top with cilantro. Serve cold and accompanied by the peanuts.

Recipe by Kristina Barney