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 are in high demand over the summer months, so I’m here to help.
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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.
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!
Ways to Use Cucumbers
- Refrigerate slices and use cucumbers 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.
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 Recipes
(What to do With Lots of Cucumbers)
Gazpacho (GF/Vegan)
Cold Cucumber Soup (GF/Vegetarian)
Perfect Cucumber Sandwiches (my personal favorite of all cucumber recipes) (Vegetarian)
Cucumber & Cream Cheese Pinwheels (Vegetarian)
Ham, Cucumber and Piccalilli Sandwiches
Cucumber and Cheese Verrine (GF/Vegetarian)
Easiest Cucumber Salad, – Ready in 5 Minutes (GF/Vegan)
Panzanella (Italian Vegetable Salad with Stale Bread) (Veg)
Garden Salad (Italian Style) (GF/Vegan)
Korean Cucumber Kimchi (GF/Pescetarian)
Tzatziki Sauce (Greek Cucumber and Yogurt Sauce) (GF/Veg)
Smashed Cucumber Salad + Hot Chili Oil (Vegan)
Korean Potato Salad (GF/Vegetarian)
Cucumber Dill Canapé Recipe (Vegetarian)
Sweet Cucumber Relish
Korean Cucumber Pickles (GF/Vegan)
Piccalilli (English-Style Mustard Pickles) (GF/Vegan)
Green Cucumber Lentil Daal
Cucumber Avocado Smoothie (GF/Vegan)
Cucumber Sorbet (GF/Vegan)
Cucumber Recipes for Beverages
Cucumber Juice (and Cucumber Lemonade) (GF/Vegan)
Coconut Cucumber Juice (GF/Vegan)
Cucumber Gin Fizz (GF/Vegan)
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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So many great ideas. Thanks for such a useful resource.
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!
Hahah! Good luck, Melissa!
Cucumber sandwiches and Greek haydari are the ways I like cucumbers best.
Yay, good luck, Tambra!
Has to be cucumber sandwiches… then tzatziki, then Korean pickles ! Deeelish
Yay! Good luck, Sari!
Your recipes are so interesting and the pictures are lovely! Makes me want to come to your house! I would definitely start with tzatziki because I love it. My husband is making yogurt right now, but I don’t have a garden. I’m going to the grocery store and get some of those mini cucumbers. I really like that flavor. Thanks for your gorgeous site.
I would like to make the cream cheese and cucumber sandwich roll-ups first.
Perfect, best of luck!
Tzatziki sauce is at the top of my list of things to make :) I’ve been wanting to try Greek chicken.
That’s a perfect pairing! Good luck, Jeff!
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.
Wonderful! Good luck to you, Jayne!
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! ❤️
Absolutely, Angie! Best of luck!