Egg Salad
I love a sweeter pickle in this one, but if you prefer a dill, go for it! Just don’t skip the pickle, it adds the texture to the sandwich.
Ingredient: Cucumber
Cucumber
- Description-
Cucumbers are green cylinders that grow as a creeping vine. Cucumbers have a mild melon flavor and are known for their refreshing taste.
- Preparation-
Cucumbers, depending on the type, are eaten raw, often added to salads or dipped in dressings. Cucumbers are also pickled and preserved. They are great for juicing due to their large water content.
- Varieties-
There are three most common cucumbers:
- Slicing-
These cucumbers are large when fully grown and eaten raw. They have a tough outer green skin that can be eaten or peeled off.
- Pickling-
These cucumbers are smaller than a slicer cucumber. They are shorter, designed to fit into jars and onto sandwiches! You can eat them as is of course, but you can also try your hand in pickling. Sweet pickles, dill pickles, garlic pickles..they are all great!
- burpless
- Storage-
Store fresh cucumbers in your refrigerator for about a week.
- Nutrition-
Cucumbers are mostly water, about 95%. They are most noted for vitamin K.
Overwhelmed with cukes? Try one of these quick refrigerator pickles to extend their life and add delicious flavor!
Recipes Using Cucumber
Taco Salad and Frozen Yogurt Drops
When you have a ton of corn in the summer freeze it for later! Fresh corn in tacos is a winning combo.
Dan Dan Noodles
Dan Dan Noodles are a little spicy, peanutty, zingy, and flavorful in all the right places! This Asian inspired dish is a favorite in the Anderson household. Notes are included to adjust the spiciness to your liking. Fresh egg noodles (sometimes called Lo Mein noodles) can be found in Asian markets as well as many supermarkets nowadays, and frozen for later use as well. The recipe is also adapted from Cooking Light, so no guilt when you eat it! Garnish with bean sprouts in the winter or cucumber in the summer.
