Cucumbers are a favorite summer vegetable and with so many varieties out there, it can be hard to know how best to use them.
If you aren’t growing your own yet, check out my Beginner’s Guide to Growing Cucumbers.
Nutritional Value of Cucumbers
Cucumbers initially seem like tasty bricks of water, nutritionally, they may surprise you.
On the off-set, one cup of peeled, sliced cucumbers contains 12% of your daily recommended dose of Vitamin K.
However, it doesn’t stop there.
Cucumbers also contain a lot of phytonutrients we don’t normally measure.
They contain three types of phytonutrients: flavonoids, lignans and triterpenes.
Without getting into the scientific-y details, these are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, and possibly anti-cancer ingredients.
Personally, I grew up eating slices of cucumbers in balsamic vinegar.
Later, while living in Mexico, I learned to eat them from bags.
They’re served as street food, covered in chili powder and lime juice.
It’s still one of my favorite ways to eat them!
While I don’t like pickles (yuck!) Baby Jack does (weirdo). So I always put up a few jars of pickles every summer.
Cucumbers are a favorite summer vegetable and with so many varieties out there, it can be hard to know how best to use them.
That’s why we’ve compiled this list of 54 Recipes with Cucumbers for you to enjoy all year long!
From Middle Eastern cucumber salad (Tzatziki) and Mexican cuke salsa, to Indian curried cucumber soup and Thai pineapple-cucumber salad, this is the perfect way to put your backyard garden harvest to work.
We hope you enjoy these recipes as much as we do!
Recipes with Cucumbers
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Cilantro Cucumber Salad
Elevate your salad game with this easy 10 minute recipe. This cilantro cucumber salad is perfectly creamy and made with fresh and zingy ingredients. A great summer side dish that will leave you wanting more!
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Vegan Tzatziki
This is a creamy, garlicky and refreshing Vegan Tzatziki that is made in 10 minutes or less. It goes so well with any dish.Continue Reading
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Persian Mint and Cucumber Cooler (Sekanjabin)
Sekanjabin is a Persian sweet and sour mint syrup that can be a dip for crisp lettuce or can be mixed with water and cucumbers to make a refreshing drink.
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Easy Blue Cheese Coleslaw (No Mayo Recipe)
This no mayo coleslaw combines the freshness and crunchiness of cucumber, bell pepper and cabbage with the rich creaminess of blue cheese dressing. It’s the perfect side dish!
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Cucumber Onion Salad Recipe
This cucumber onion salad features crisp English cucumbers, fresh dill & thinly sliced red onion tossed with a sweet & tangy vinegar dressing.Continue Reading
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Creamy Cucumber Salad
This Creamy Cucumber Salad is light, refreshing, and absolutely delicious. Perfect to beat the heat in the summertime or all year round as a simple side! It goes with just about anything.
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Pineapple Cucumber Salad Recipe - Belly Full
Delicious and refreshing Pineapple Cucumber Salad is so easy to make and perfect for summer potlucks and backyard BBQs!
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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Appetizer with Cream Cheese
Just in time for summer eating, these Stuffed Cucumber Appetizer Boats are perfect.
Filled with cream cheese and smoked salmon, just like a cucumber sandwich without the bread.
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Cacik (Turkish Yogurt & Cucumber Dip)
A popular Turkish dip made with cucumbers and garlic, delicious as an appetizer or side dish, and takes just 10 minutes to prepare.Continue Reading
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Slow Cooker Gyro Rice Bowls - Homemade In The Kitchen
One bite of these small scale Slow Cooker Gyro Rice Bowls with homemade tzatziki sauce will transport you to Greece
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Cucumber Mint Jam
Preserve your cucumbers in a homemade sweet / savory jam perfect for topping crackers and cream cheese, mixing in yogurt and more.Continue Reading
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Asian Cucumber Salad
A delicious, crisp cucumber salad that is perfect for summer. Refreshing with a tangy citrus dressing and ready in minutes.Continue Reading
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Creamy Dill Cucumber, Radish and Egg Salad
This dill cucumber, radish and egg salad in a tangy yogurt dressing is here to rescue you from your lettuce salad rut!Continue Reading
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White Claw Cocktail (Gin & Seltzer with White Claw) - Foxes Love Lemons
Love White Claw but want to take it to the next level with a mixed drink? Add a few simple ingredients to make this refreshing cucumber and lime White Claw cocktail that you’ll want to sip all summer!Continue Reading
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Georgian Salad Recipe with Walnut Dressing
This cucumber and tomato salad with a delicious and unique walnut dressing is a mainstay on tables throughout the country of Georgia. Delightfully fresh and easy to make, it's sure to quickly become one of your favourites!
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Shrimp & Cucumber Salad
Shrimp and Cucumber Salad with avocado and fresh dill because warm summertime days (and evenings) call for a light, and refreshing meal.
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Georgian Cucumber Tomato Onion Salad with Walnut Dressing
Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Walnut Dressing from the Country of Georgia. A unique flavor to give a new twist to your summer salad cravings.Continue Reading
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Watermelon Salad with Cucumber, Jicama & Blueberries
This healthy summer salad is full of hydrating and cooling foods like watermelon, cucumber & jicama and topped with an addicting coconut lime dressing. Serve this as a quick side dish with your favorite meal or munch on it when you need a refreshing snack on a hot day.
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Creamy Cucumber Salad - Healthier Creamy Cucumber Salad
A healthier twist to the classic creamy cucumber salad recipe with quick pickled red onions. The perfect summer salad for any cookout!Continue Reading
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Cucumber And Ginger Smoothie Recipe - Living Sweet Moments
satisfying. Stick to your New Year’s resolutions with a filling and delicious drink.
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Tabouli Salad Recipe (Taboula Salad)
This Lebanese Tabouli Salad is light and refreshing. It's an easy and quick option for potlucks or to serve with grilled meat or chicken.
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Greek Chickpea, Avocado, & Cucumber Salad
This easy Greek Chickpea, Avocado, and Cucumber Salad is tossed with feta cheese, red onion, tomatoes, and a quick Greek Lemon Dressing. It’s the perfect vegetarian side dish!
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Cucumber Hummus Bites
Cucumber Hummus Bites make the perfect finger food and appetizer for your next party or get together. Crisp cucumbers slices are topped with roasted red pepper hummus, tomatoes, feta cheese and fresh parsley.
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Favorite Kosher Dill Pickles
Our family's Favorite Kosher Dill Pickles - Homemade with fresh cucumbers, dill, and garlic. Tested and approved safe canning recipe for shelf stable storage.
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Smoked Salmon Cucumber Appetizer Bites
Smoked Salmon Cucumber Appetizer Bites are a beautiful appetizer for the holidays or a get together. Thinly sliced english cucumber is topped with goat cheese, chives and smoked salmon and rolled up into a bite sized starter or even an addition to brunch.
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Cauliflower Salad With Cilantro Lime Dressing
Farm stand vegetables combine with a tangy lime dressing for this easy vegetable side dish that's sure to be your new favorite summer salad.
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Heirloom Tomato & Cucumber Summer Salad
Heirloom Tomato & Cucumber Summer Salad is an easy summer side dish bursting with tomatoes and cucumbers lightly coated in a homemade tangy red wine vinaigrette.
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Mom's Best Cucumber Salad
Mom’s Best Creamy Cucumber Salad combines thinly sliced cucumbers and onions with a delicious creamy dressing. The perfect combination of crunchy, creamy, sweet, and savory all at once. This salad brings back so many wonderful memories of childhood!
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Easy Homemade Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
This easy tzatziki sauce is made with Greek yogurt, sour cream and fresh dill! It's thick and creamy (not watery) and so delicious! It perfectly compliments Mediterranean dishes, and makes a great party dip!
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Kachumber Salad
Kachumber Salad is a recipe that is served alongside many Indian dishes. It is a fresh, cooling salad consisting of cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, lemon juice, cumin and sometime chilli too. It can be adapted easily to increase/decrease flavours according to your taste.
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Watermelon Cucumber Feta Salad
This watermelon cucumber feta salad is everything that screams summer. The tang from the feta pairs perfect with the cucumber and the watermelon flavors
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Chopped Chicken Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad
Chopped Chicken Avocado Tomato Cucumber Salad: An easy & veggie-packed summer dinner salad recipe, which also happens to be both low carb and gluten free!
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Creamy Cucumber Dip
For this Cucumber Dip, we use a few staple ingredients from our fridge and pantry. We’ll add a couple of fresh herbs and turn it into an amazingly smooth and creamy dip. Perfect for veggies, pita bread, and crackers.
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Mango Salsa
Mango Salsa is a tasty combination of diced mango and fresh vegetables. Serve with chips as an appetizer or snack.
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Cold Cucumber Soup
Chilled cucumber soup is a delicious summer time meal and perfect for all your garden cucumbers.
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Cold Watermelon Soup in Gazpacho Style
This cold watermelon gazpacho soup is so refreshing full of fresh veggies like tomatoes cucumbers and more
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How to Make Cucumber Juice
Stay hydrated with this refreshing cucumber juice. It's packed with nutrients like B vitamins, vitamin C, and potassium!
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How to Make the Best Cucumber Gazpacho
This cucumber gazpacho is deliciously refreshing and healthy. Made with cucumbers, fresh herbs, and red wine vinegar, this chilled soup pairs perfectly with sandwiches and wraps.
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Oma's German Cucumber Salad
This refreshing, authentic German Cucumber Salad (Gurkensalat) is straight from Oma’s kitchen. It only takes a few minutes to make this delicious sweet and tart side salad.
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Easy Dill Pickle Recipe from Fresh Cucumbers
This easy dill pickle recipe teaches you how to transform fresh cucumbers into delicious cold pickles. These cold process pickles are easy to make in your refrigerator-no special canning equipment needed!
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Vegan Chickpea Salad
This raw vegan chickpea salad is a simple no cook side dish or snack. A protein packed salad with a sweet turmeric dressing that keeps in the fridge for the whole week.
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Cucumber Gazpacho with Mango Habanero Salsa
Chilled soups are all the rage for those hot summer days. This Cucumber Gazpacho is full of delicious cucumber flavor.
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Polish Cucumber Salad | Easy Wholesome
This Polish cucumber salad (called mizeria) is a light, refreshing and creamy sour cream and dill based salad. It’s a quick summer salad that’s great for picnics!
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Quick Cucumber Kimchi
This Quick Cucumber Kimchi recipe is an easy spicy side dish made with sliced cucumbers and a few pantry ingredients you already have on hand. It's vegan, gluten-free and Weight Watchers friendly @ 1 WW point on the blue plan!
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Chicken Breast Burger
The Tree Burger is a healthy chicken burger with diced chicken breast, sauteed mushrooms, cheese, ranch dressing and cucumbers. It's easy to make and delicious for dinner or lunch! (9 WW blue plan points)
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Cucumber Tomato Salad (with a Mexican Twist)
This Cucumber Tomato Salad with sliced cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, sliced red onions, in a red wine vinaigrette, includes a Mexican twist with the addition of crumbled cotija cheese, Mexican oregano, and chopped cilantro. It makes a truly delicious and refreshing summer salad!
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Sesame Cucumber Salad with Everything Seasoning
This is literally the easiest cucumber salad you'll ever make, and one of the most delicious ones! This Sesame Cucumber Salad with Everything Seasoning has just 3 ingredients and comes together in 5 minutes.
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Quick Pickles (Easy Refrigerator Dill Pickle Recipe)
Learn how to turn cucumbers into pickles with this easy overnight refrigerator pickles recipe.
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Mexican Paletas Popsicles
These colorful Mexican Paletas (fruity popsicles), made with four ingredients (including cucumbers) are easy to make and refreshing on hot summer days
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Cucumber Basil Lemonade
This Cucumber Basil Lemonade is an amazingly refreshing summer cocktail that can also be made into a mocktail (just leave the vodka out!). Simply make a homemade lemonade, juice your cucumber (it's easy!) and combine together with fresh basil and lots of ice.
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Matcha Cucumber Cocktail
This cucumber matcha cocktail is easy to whip up and makes a great afternoon pick me up.
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Indian Cucumber Salad Recipe | Cucumber Raita
This cucumber raita is made by adding grated cucumber to chilled yogurt with a few spice powders. Delicious as a side to any Indian meal and perfect for summers.
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Cucumber Dill Salmon ~ pan seared + Greek yogurt sauce ~ A Gouda Life
Pan seared salmon topped with a light creamy (no Mayo!) cucumber dill sauce. Easy, healthy dinner ready in just 20 minutes.
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Lemon and Cucumber Cake with Gin Icing
This delicate green cucumber cake tastes like a lemon sponge with a subtle, refreshing flavour from the cucumber.
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