The cucumbers are producing their little hearts out here at Clay Hill Farm. We have plenty of cucumbers, plenty of jalapeno peppers, and not much of anything else just yet.So, I made some cucumber-yogurt sauce to go with the leftover chicken we're having for dinner tonight. I think it's called tsatziki in some cuisines. Cucumber-yogurt sauce is very easy - I combined a medium-sized cucumber (finely chopped) with 1/2 cup of low fat yogurt, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and 1/8 teaspoon cumin. I salted it to taste. You could add dill, or mint, or other fresh herbs, if you wanted to.
Tonight I'll put a big dollop of sauce on each chicken breast, and tomorrow I'll use the sauce and some sliced chicken in a tortilla for a sandwich wrap. Cucumber-yogurt sauce is also great with leftover roast, or leftover steak, or lamb - to me, it makes the leftovers taste like a fresh dish. The flavors intensify as the sauce sits, so it will be even better tomorrow.
I think I'll try to make cold cucumber soup later in the week - anybody got any good recipes?
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That sauce sounds delicious and I have some left over roast to try it on. I don't have any good soup recipes, sorry to say.
Ah, at least you have cucumbers. The rabbits and rain here have left us with nothing to harvest. :(
No cucumber soup recipe from me. Sounds good but then anything cold right now sounds good.
I do love the cucumber yogurt sauce. My cucumbers aren't quite ready yet but I plan to try this recipe that mom has used and said they are really good--you don't really use a canning process: http://www.howtopickle.com/recipes/claussen_like_refrigerator_pickles.html
As for me I think my favorite is the old salad recipe where you use cuc slices and thin red onion slices with a mixture of white wine vinegar and sugar.
Mldred, you'll have to let me know if you try it and how it turns out! :)
Christine, I am so sorry for the loss of your harvest. The storms have been hard on tomato plants, too!
Susie, yes, anything cold is good!
Cris, thank you for the recipe! I like a cucumber salad, as well!
Terri
That sounds dee-lish Terri! We've got one little baby cuke showin so far. It's so tiny and "beavicas," cute as a baby's butt!
TC, we started with one little baby, and now there are cukes everywhere!!!
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