cucumber

Raita is Tzatzika's Indian cousin. Its fantastically cooling with a hot spicy curry but great anytime as a dip. This is the way I make it. Ingredients 1/2 cucumber 150g Greek style yoghurt 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander Salt, to taste Ground turmeric, paprika and a few whole cumin...

Buckytom's basic tzatziki sauce 500 ml, or 1 pint Greek-style yogurt, drained if necessary (start with more than a pint if it needs to drain) 3 to 7 cloves of garlic to taste, the more the better imo 1 medium cucumber 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil sea salt...

Cucumber sandwiches were - indeed, still are - seen as a teatime delicacy for the rich and aristocratic. Why, I wonder, should this be? Cucumbers are not exactly expensive. I daresay that they were, when first introduced to Britain, pretty costly, but certainly not these days, yet the cucumber...

I know some of y'all can food, but has anyone ever made freezer pickles? I've heard of freezer jam before, and refrigerator pickles, but freezer pickles is a new one to me. This sounds like an easy method, and could be a less intimidating way to make them...

Mod Edit: This thread has been created from another thread where too many posts had nothing to do with the original post so a new thread has been created. One of my favorite cucumber dishes is a Polish cucumber salad my grandma used to make: cucumbers, thin sliced onions, sour cream and a...

I found this recipe a few years ago in a vegetarian cookbook. As everyone I serve it to has loved it, it has become one of my most common salads - and all my kids love it :) Slice one or two cucumbers slice about 4 spring onions (to cross country barriers, the long green and white onions!) chop...