Cucumber Ideas?

[4Shoes]

1st year growing cucumbers - MarketMore 76


Have a glut of them and letting some grow too big.


Any advice on what to do with them (other than chicken feed)

[Baldy]

pickling apparently... that's what a plot neighbout is doing with his glut. Haven't tried it myself - not sure if I like the sound of it in all honesty

[lottie dolly]

make a chutney,skin em and scrape out the centre seeds,give hens,and put other things in with them,
anyone. tried them as ice cubes,

[Small pumpkin]

Best cucumber pickle recipes. Special Awards. | The Cottage Smallholder

[4Shoes]

Best cucumber pickle recipes. Special Awards. | The Cottage Smallholder

I have most of the ingredients. Thanks

[Scarlet]

Cold Soup?

I’m going to try this Chinese dish!
https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes...ith-hot-spices

[Scarlet]

pickling apparently... that's what a plot neighbout is doing with his glut. Haven't tried it myself - not sure if I like the sound of it in all honesty

It’s the same as pickled gherkins!

[Baldy]

it’s the same as pickled gherkins!

omg - barf

[Scarlet]

^^^^^^OMG!

Pickled gherkins are delicious!

[SarrissUK]

And low fat, and one of the healthiest snacks around!!

I am picking and pickling as fast as I can LOL

[fon]

If you like spicy food, try buying harwards hot and spicy pickled onions, and using the left over vinegar.

Just chop them up and drop them in.

Eat on day three, prior to that they have not absorbed enough, and after that they go too soft.

Fon

[Mr Bones]

Peeled, deseeded chunks go well in a stir-fry, especially with a splash of Thai fish sauce.

[DannyK]

Cucumber Soup

METHOD

To prepare for this, chop the cucumber into chunks (thankfully no need to peel) and the same with the potato. Slice the spring onions (including the green part), while the lettuce leaves can just be separated and washed, and the leaves torn.

Now in a medium-size saucepan melt the butter and add all the prepared vegetables, stirring them around a bit. Then, keeping the heat low, pop a lid on and let them sweat gently for 10 minutes.

After that pour in the stock, season and, after a couple of stirs, bring it back to a gentle simmer. Put the lid back on so it can simmer gently for another 20 minutes. When the time is up, use a stick blender to purée the soup, making sure there are no escaped bits of cucumber that the blades didn’t catch – it will finish up a magnificent fresh green colour, very pretty.

Reheat gently and serve in warm soup bowls with some cream swirled into each one and a few chives sprinkled over.

INGREDIENTS

400g cucumber
4-5 good-size spring onions
1 medium potato (100g), peeled
1 round or cos lettuce
1 heaped tsp butter
850ml vegetable stock
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serve:
1 tbsp double cream or crème fraîche
a few snipped chives

Used last year, not too bad. Gherkins are magic with salt beef.

[Chestnut]

Give them to friends, neighbours, family, colleagues, door to door salespersons, meter readers, shop assistants and anyone else you might meet ;-)

[happyhumph]

Go well in a salsa. Also made cucumber sorbet once which was lovely!