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Home » Course or Meal » Cucumber Recipes (What to do With Lots of Cucumbers)

Cucumber Recipes (What to do With Lots of Cucumbers)

August 31st, 2022 | 72 Comments

Cucumber recipes are always in demand at some point of summer. This collection ranges from soup to sandwiches to cocktails. Cucumbers are either featured, or prominently used in all of the recipes.

cucumber recipes

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Cucumbers are one of my favorite vegetables, and they are so delicious in the height of summer, especially when they are homegrown. Here is one of my beautiful cucumbers from my rather sad looking plant.

homegrown cucumber

What Can I do with Lots of Cucumbers?

Every summer, many people end up asking this question, so in response, there are soups, appetizers, sandwiches, side dishes, pickles and even cocktails that can be made using cucumbers. Cucumbers are so refreshing, so try one or more of these recipes the next time you are overloaded, or even if you just have a few to use!

peeling a cucumber

Ways to Use Cucumbers

  • Refrigerate slices and use them to cool and refresh tired eyes.
  • Pop some slices into a jug of water, with or without lemon slices, to make a hydrating “spa-style” water.
  • Add to smoothies.
  • And of course, use them in the recipes listed below.

slicing cucumber in a mandoline

You don’t need any special tools for most of these recipes, but an inexpensive slicer like this OXO hand-held mandoline slicer makes life a bit easier.

cucumber and cream cheese sandwich rolls

Cucumber Recipes
(What to do With Lots of Cucumbers)

Gazpacho 

smooth gazpacho in mini glasses

Cold Cucumber Soup

https://whatagirleats.com/cold-cucumber-soup/
Photo courtesy of What a Girl Eats.

Perfect Cucumber Sandwiches (my personal favorite of all cucumber recipes)

4 cucumber finger sandwiches

Cucumber and Cream Cheese Sandwich Roll Ups

cucumber and cream cheese sandwich rolls

Ham, Cucumber and Piccalilli Sandwiches

Ham piccalilli and cucumber sandwich

Cucumber and Cheese Verrine

cucumber and cream cheese verrine
Photo courtesy of She Paused 4 Thought.

Easiest Cucumber Salad, Ever (Ready in 5 Minutes)

cucumber salad on a fork

Panzanella (Italian Vegetable Salad with Stale Bread)

Panzanella: Italian Bread and Tomato Salad

Garden Salad (Italian Style)

garden salad

Tzatziki Sauce (Greek Cucumber and Yogurt Sauce)

Easy homemade Tzatziki Sauce

Korean Potato Salad 

scoop of gamja salad in a bowl

Cucumber Dill Canapé Recipe

cucumber dill canape
Photo courtesy of Cooking on the Weekend

Korean Cucumber Pickles

korean cucumber pickles

Piccalilli (English-Style Mustard Pickles)

Homemade piccalilli

Cucumber Avocado Smoothie

cucumber avocado smoothie
Photo courtesy of Renee Nicole’s Kitchen

Cucumber Sorbet 

scoops of cucumber sorbet
Photo courtesy of the Little Epicurean.

Cucumber Juice (and Cucumber Lemonade)

cucumber lemonade
Photo courtesy of Alpha Foodie.

Cucumber Gin Fizz

cucumber gin fizz
Photo courtesy of Recipe Girl.

 

You can save this post and refer to it as I will add more delicious cucumber recipes as I publish them, and find others’ that are a good addition.

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72 Responses

  1. Melissa Endicott says:
    September 9, 2022 at 3:52 pm

    Perfect Cucumber Sandwiches and Cucumber and Cream Cheese Sandwich Roll-Ups are my favorites but would like to make the Tzatziki Sauce and the Italian Style-Garden Salad. All with cucumbers on my eyes, of course! :-) Thanks for all the recipes– and a great website!

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 9, 2022 at 8:48 pm

      Hahah! Good luck, Melissa!

      Reply
  2. Tambra Nicole says:
    September 9, 2022 at 1:45 am

    Cucumber sandwiches and Greek haydari are the ways I like cucumbers best.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 9, 2022 at 10:55 am

      Yay, good luck, Tambra!

      Reply
  3. Sari says:
    September 8, 2022 at 7:15 pm

    Has to be cucumber sandwiches… then tzatziki, then Korean pickles ! Deeelish

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    • Christina says:
      September 8, 2022 at 7:47 pm

      Yay! Good luck, Sari!

      Reply
  4. Leigh Ann Dotson says:
    September 8, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    I would like to make the cream cheese and cucumber sandwich roll-ups first.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 8, 2022 at 7:47 pm

      Perfect, best of luck!

      Reply
  5. Jeff says:
    September 8, 2022 at 6:53 am

    Tzatziki sauce is at the top of my list of things to make :) I’ve been wanting to try Greek chicken.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 8, 2022 at 7:48 pm

      That’s a perfect pairing! Good luck, Jeff!

      Reply
  6. Jayne says:
    September 7, 2022 at 8:28 pm

    They all sound so yummy, some I have made or tried before, but I think I will start with the Tzatziki Sauce and the Cucumber Tea sandwiches.

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 8, 2022 at 7:48 pm

      Wonderful! Good luck to you, Jayne!

      Reply
  7. Angie Chisholm says:
    September 7, 2022 at 5:07 pm

    They all look amazing, but the Italian salad is what I’ll make tomorrow with a couple of strip loin steaks! Beautiful colour in the salad, and so HEALTHY! ❤️

    Reply
    • Christina says:
      September 8, 2022 at 7:50 pm

      Absolutely, Angie! Best of luck!

      Reply
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A Scottish Italian cook living in Los Angeles, Christina is usually cooking, baking or (cr)eating something scrumptious. When she isn't in the kitchen, she loves to travel, near and far, as long as good food is involved. Christina is on a mission to save authentic Italian dishes from extinction, and is constantly promoting Scottish (and British) food as some of the best cuisine the world has to offer—one steak pie and sticky toffee pudding at a time.



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