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What to cook with cucumber
Cucumber is crunch and coolness: smashed with garlic, sliced into salads, pickled in ten minutes. It rarely gets cooked in the West, but a quick stir-fry might change your mind.
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Best cucumber recipe ideas
10 min
Smashed Cucumber Salad
Garlic, black vinegar and chilli oil over crunchy cucumber.
15 min
Quick Pickled Cucumber
Sweet-sharp slices that lift any rich dish.
10 min
Cucumber & Egg Stir-Fry
A light, classic combination with gentle flavour.
10 min
Tzatziki-Style Cucumber Yogurt
Grated cucumber in garlicky yogurt for grilled anything.
Cucumber cooking tips
- Salt cucumber slices 10 minutes and pat dry for salads that stay crunchy.
- Smash, don't slice, for the garlic salad — rough edges drink up dressing.
- Remove seeds from older cucumbers; they water salads down.