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Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• brown rice
• nori
• bamboo mat
• carrot

Instructions

1. 1 Place cooked rice in a microwave-safe bowl and cover partially. Microwave on high until hot, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Place 1 nori sheet on the bamboo mat. Spread 1/2 of the rice evenly on nori sheet, using a little water on your hands or a spoon to keep rice from sticking. Place 1/2 of the cucumber and carrot slices on the top half of the rice, and roll nori sheet around rice and veggies, using the bamboo mat to help. Repeat with remaining nori sheet, rice, and veggies.
3. 3 Cut each roll into 6 small pieces and put them in the refrigerator until cool, about 20 minutes.

By papebj

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• salt
• scallion
• rice vinegar
• garlic
• ginger
• chile oil
• chile powder
• sugar
• fish sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Cut cucumber into 4-inch pieces and cut each piece into quarters. Place cucumber pieces in a bowl, add salt, and mix until coated. Let cucumbers stand at room temperature until liquid has been extracted, about 30 minutes; drain.
2. 2 Combine scallions, vinegar, garlic, ginger, chile oil, Korean chile powder, sugar, and fish sauce in a non-reactive bowl.
3. 3 Stir cucumbers into the vinegar mixture; cover bowl with plastic wrap. Refrigerate cucumber mixture until chilled and flavors have blended, at least 30 minutes.

By Eric

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• carrot
• rice wine vinegar
• sugar
• ginger
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Peel cucumber and slice in half lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices. Transfer to a medium bowl with carrots.
2. 2 Mix vinegar, sugar, ginger, and salt in a small bowl until well combined. Pour over cucumber-carrot mixture; toss to coat. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

By Anne Talbot-Kleeman

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice paper
• rice vermicelli
• chicken
• mint
• tzatziki sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a 9-inch pie plate with warm water. Dip 1 rice paper into water. Transfer to a work surface and let stand for a few seconds to soften.
2. 2 Snip cooked rice vermicelli and arrange 3 tablespoons vermicelli across the lower 1/3 of softened rice paper. Top with 1 ounce chicken, 1/4 cup cucumber, 1 tablespoon mint, and 1/2 tablespoon sauce. Fold and lightly press the bottom edge of rice paper over filling, tucking it underneath while rolling away from you. Fold in the sides and continue to roll up tightly. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

By Caitlyn Diimig, RD

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• cooking spray
• firm tofu
• spring roll wrapper
• broccoli slaw
• thai peanut sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Spray a large pan or wok with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add tofu and cook, shaking the pan as needed, until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
2. 2 Pour some water into a large, shallow plate. Place 1 spring roll wrapper in the water until soft, about 15 seconds, Remove to a work surface and place about 1 tablespoon tofu, 1 tablespoon cucumber, and 2 tablespoons broccoli slaw on the edge of the wrapper. Fold in the sides and wrap ingredients so it looks like an egg rolls. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
3. 3 Serve rolls with peanut sauce.

By Elise Wolff Goldstein

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice vinegar
• thai sweet chili sauce
• sesame oil
• white sugar
• granulated garlic
• salt
• green onion

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk rice vinegar, chili sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic together in a small bowl; season with salt.
2. 2 Combine cucumber and onion in a separate bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over cucumber and onion mixture and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Toss before serving.

By maryelle

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• white sugar
• water
• white vinegar
• salt
• red onion

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk sugar, hot water, vinegar, and salt together in a bowl until sugar dissolved; stir in cucumber and onion. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to soften vegetables and reduce onion pungency.

By PRACTICINGJOY

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• salt
• rice wine vinegar
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• sugar
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Cut cucumbers into long, thin noodle shapes using a spiralizer set to the thinnest setting.
2. 2 Place cucumber noodles in a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss until combined. Let cucumber stand until moisture is drawn out, about 30 minutes.
3. 3 Whisk rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sugar together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add cucumber; toss gently until coated. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt; sprinkle with sesame seeds.

By Carol Castellucci Miller

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• medium grain white rice
• water
• imitation crabmeat
• avocado
• teriyaki sauce
• black sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse rice 3 times. Place in a saucepan and add water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. 2 Divide ingredients evenly and layer onto 4 plates as follows: rice, crab, cucumber slices, and avocado slices. Drizzle teriyaki over each plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

By Erin Pierson Barton

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• small seashell pasta
• onion
• green bell pepper
• pimento pepper
• tomato soup
• white sugar
• cider vinegar
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook seashell pasta at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
2. 2 Mix pasta, cucumbers, onion, green bell pepper, and pimento peppers in a large bowl.
3. 3 Whisk tomato soup, sugar, vinegar, and oil together in a bowl until smooth; pour over pasta mixture. Stir to coat. Refrigerate 12 to 24 hours before serving, stirring occasionally.

By misty

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• salt
• soy sauce
• sugar
• garlic
• rice vinegar
• sesame oil
• chili oil
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Place cucumbers into a colander and sprinkle with salt. Allow to drain for at least 30 minutes. Shake off excess liquid but do not rinse cucumbers.
2. 2 Meanwhile, make the Asian dressing: Whisk soy sauce, sugar, garlic, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chili oil, and red pepper flakes together in a salad bowl.
3. 3 Add cucumbers to dressing; stir to coat evenly. Chill the salad before serving.

By JOSIE

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• vegetable oil
• green onion
• chicken broth
• lemon juice
• sugar
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir cucumbers until softened, about 5 minutes. Cook and stir green onions with cucumbers until green onions are softened, about 5 more minutes. Pour in chicken broth and lemon juice. Stir in sugar and bring soup to a boil.
2. 2 Reduce heat to low, cover soup, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

By Kristen Langford

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• salt
• rice vinegar
• white sugar
• sesame oil
• garlic
• ginger root
• sesame seed
• red chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Place cucumber slices in a colander and sprinkle with salt; set aside to drain while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
3. 3 Whisk vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved; stir in sesame oil, garlic, ginger, and sesame seeds.
4. 4 Rinse salt off cucumber slices by running under cold water; place in a large bowl.
5. 5 Add sliced red chili peppers and vinegar dressing; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate the salad until ready to serve. This salad tastes best on the day it is made.
6. 6 Enjoy!

By sandradxb

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice vinegar
• lime juice
• white sugar
• tomato
• red onion
• cilantro
• peanut

Instructions

1. 1 Make the dressing: Stir vinegar, lime juice, and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar dissolves.
2. 2 Make the salad: Hold cucumber upright and use a peeler to remove strips of peel lengthwise, making a pattern of peeled and unpeeled strips all the way around for a decorative effect. Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, then thinly slice each half.
3. 3 Place cucumber into a salad bowl with tomatoes and red onion; mix to combine. Pour dressing over salad and mix until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
4. 4 Just before serving, stir cilantro into salad and sprinkle chopped peanuts over top.

By Sherriel

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• imitation crabmeat
• mayonnaise
• sriracha sauce
• rice paper wrapper
• carrot
• green onion
• avocado

Instructions

1. 1 Shred crabmeat using 2 forks or a food processor.
2. 2 Combine crabmeat, mayonnaise, and Sriracha sauce in a small bowl.
3. 3 Add 2 inches hot water to a shallow bowl. Dip 1 rice paper wrapper into water to soften, about 3 seconds; transfer to a wooden cutting board or a clean, moist dish towel. Layer 1/4 each carrot, green onion, avocado, cucumber, and crabmeat mixture on bottom third of rice paper.
4. 4 Pull bottom of rice paper over filling; fold sides of wrapper in, using your fingers to prevent filling from spilling out sides. Continue rolling tightly to enclose filling. Place roll seam-side down on a plate. Repeat with remaining rice papers, carrot, green onion, avocado, cucumber, and crabmeat mixture.

By Christy Blaker

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• kosher salt
• sugar
• garlic
• rice vinegar
• soy sauce
• sesame oil
• red pepper flakes
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Wrap each cucumber in plastic wrap to minimize splattering. Place on a work surface and pound with a flat object (like a meat pounder) until cucumbers crack and are slightly flattened. Remove from plastic. Cut cucumbers in half; halve each side lengthwise. Slice into 1- to 1 ½ -inch wide slices. Transfer to a strainer set over a bowl.
2. 2 Sprinkle cucumber with salt and sugar; mix until well combined. Refrigerate the bowl and strainer for 30 to 60 minutes so cucumber pieces can drain into the bowl.
3. 3 To make the dressing: Place garlic, seasoned rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl; whisk together thoroughly.
4. 4 Transfer drained cucumbers into the bowl with dressing. Toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap. If you have time, refrigerate salad to allow flavors to mingle, about 30 minutes.
5. 5 When ready to serve, spoon crushed cucumbers into a serving bowl and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• tuna steak
• avocado
• green onion
• red pepper flake
• sesame seed
• lemon juice
• sesame oil
• soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1 In a medium bowl, combine the tuna, cucumber, avocado, green onion, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds. Pour in the lemon juice, sesame oil and soy sauce, and stir carefully to blend so as not to mash the avocado. Place this bowl into a larger bowl that has been filled with ice. Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, but no longer - the terrific freshness of the fish will be lost.
2. 2 Once chilled, remove the bowl from the ice, and invert onto a serving plate. Serve with toasted bread or your favorite crackers.

By JULESKICKS2

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• kombu
• honey
• soy sauce
• ginger
• rice vinegar
• carrot
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Place kombu in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until kombu has softened, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes. Slice rehydrated kombu into thin strips.
2. 2 Whisk honey, soy sauce, ginger, and rice vinegar together in a large bowl. Add kombu, carrots, cucumbers, and sesame seeds; toss to combine. Let sit in the refrigerator until flavors combine, 10 to 15 minutes.

By Tallgirl6234

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• ground beef
• hoisin sauce
• peanut sauce
• lettuce
• carrot
• mint
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add hoisin sauce and peanut sauce; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
2. 2 Spoon beef mixture into the center of lettuce leaves, taco-style. Top with cucumber, carrot, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.

By Christine Simon Michener

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• vegetable oil
• garlic
• tofu
• peanut
• soy sauce
• sweet chili sauce
• lime juice
• cilantro leaves

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the vegetable oil over medium heat in a large frying pan. Cook the garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Gently stir in the tofu and peanuts; cook until the tofu has lightly browned. Pour in the soy sauce, and cook, stirring frequently, until absorbed by the tofu. Remove from heat and let cool. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
2. 2 Toss the sliced cucumbers together with the chili sauce, lime juice, and cilantro. Gently fold in the chilled tofu.

By Chelle

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• wood ear mushroom
• lime juice
• soy sauce
• sesame oil
• ginger
• palm sugar
• thai chile pepper
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Soak mushrooms in water until hydrated, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and place in a saucepan over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes. Drain and let cool.
2. 2 Combine lime juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, sugar, and chile pepper in a bowl. Toss in cucumber, mushrooms, and sesame seeds. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.

By MyNutriCounter

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• potato
• salt
• black pepper
• onion
• carrot
• apple juice
• rice vinegar
• egg
• mayonnaise

Instructions

1. 1 Soak potatoes in a bowl of water to draw out the bitterness, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Rub salt over cucumber and onion slices; squeeze out excess moisture and pat dry. Set aside.
3. 3 Drain potatoes and place into a pot with carrot. Add enough water to cover. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer until potatoes can be easily pierced with a bamboo skewer, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove carrot from the pot when tender.
4. 4 Drain potatoes and return to the pot. Add apple juice and vinegar; mash potatoes with a wooden spatula or fork for about 2 minutes.
5. 5 Transfer mashed potatoes to a bowl. Add carrot, cucumber, onion, and eggs. Mix in mayonnaise, then season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until cool, 30 minutes to 1 hour. Serve in individual bowls.

By Kurumi

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• water
• short-grain white rice
• rice vinegar
• white sugar
• yellowtail flounder
• mayonnaise
• sriracha sauce
• nori
• flying fish roe

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse rice under cold running water until it runs clear.
2. 2 Bring water and rice to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce heat to a simmer; simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, let rice sit without opening the lid for 20 minutes; the remaining steam continues to cook the rice.
3. 3 Stir rice wine vinegar and sugar together in a small bowl until sugar mostly dissolved; stir into rice. Cool rice, 15 to 20 minutes.
4. 4 Chop yellowtail into 1/4-inch cubes; add to a bowl. Stir in mayonnaise and Sriracha; set aside. Cover a bamboo sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap; set aside.
5. 5 Lay 1 nori sheet on a work surface, shiny-side down. Place 1/4 rice on nori, spread evenly from edge to edge, about 1/4-inch thick. Flip nori onto the prepared plastic-covered mat. Place 1/4 each yellowtail mixture and cucumber in a line along one short edge.
6. 6 Roll rice and nori sheet around filling, using the bamboo mat to help. Press roll tightly to form a uniform log. Spread 1/2 tablespoon tobiko in a long thin line across top of roll. Press roll with bamboo mat. Repeat with remaining nori sheets, rice, yellowtail mixture, cucumber, and tobiko.
7. 7 Cover rolls with plastic wrap; press again with bamboo mat. Slice each roll into 8 pieces using a very sharp, wet, clean knife. Remove plastic wrap before serving.

By rentachik

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice vinegar
• sugar
• vegetable oil
• ginger
• salt
• carrot
• green onion
• red bell pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk rice vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, ginger, and salt together in a bowl until sugar and salt are dissolved into a smooth dressing.
2. 2 Toss carrot, green onion, bell pepper, and cucumber in the dressing to evenly coat.
3. 3 Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.

By Somer

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice vinegar
• sesame oil
• white sugar
• ginger
• lemongrass
• soy sauce
• jalapeno pepper
• cilantro
• basil

Instructions

1. 1 Whisk rice vinegar, sesame oil, sugar, ginger, lemongrass, and soy sauce together in a large bowl. Stir in cucumbers, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, and basil.

By xiaodaut

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• cellophane noodle
• peanut
• romaine lettuce
• carrot
• mung bean sprout
• cilantro
• mint leaves
• green onion
• soy sauce
• wasabi paste

Instructions

1. 1 Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with very hot water. Let stand until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain and chop into shorter lengths.
2. 2 Grind peanuts into a coarse, chunky meal using a food processor or mortar and pestle.
3. 3 Combine noodles, peanuts, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, bean sprouts, cilantro, mint, and green onions in a large bowl. Serve soy sauce and wasabi paste alongside.

By LEXY821

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• beef oxtail
• beef stew meat
• potato
• onion
• tomato
• celery
• carrot
• cabbage
• beef bouillon
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 In a large stock pot add oxtail, beef, potatoes, onion, tomatoes, celery, carrots, cabbage and cucumbers. Fill stock pot with water until all ingredients are covered.
2. 2 Stir in bouillon cubes and season with pepper. Cook over medium heat until vegetables are tender and beef is cooked through.

By Sonya Rutnam

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• short-grain white rice
• water
• red wine vinegar
• sugar
• salt
• avocado
• lemon juice
• sesame seed
• green bell pepper
• zucchini

Instructions

1. 1 Place rice and water in a saucepan over high heat, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to very low. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer rice until water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Remove rice from heat and allow to stand covered for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Mix red wine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl until sugar has dissolved. Fluff rice with a fork and transfer into a large bowl; pour vinegar mixture into the rice and stir to coat rice. Spread rice out onto a large piece of parchment paper and fan the rice until cool. Cover rice with damp paper towels.
3. 3 Sprinkle avocado slices with lemon juice in a bowl.
4. 4 Spread a thin layer of sesame seeds onto a sushi mat. Pick up about half a cup of cooled rice and place onto sushi mat in an even layer. Place 1/4 of the cucumber, avocado slices, bell pepper, and zucchini in a line down the middle of the rice.
5. 5 Pick up the edge of the sushi mat, fold the bottom edge of the sheet up, enclosing the filling, and tightly roll the sushi into a thick cylinder. Once the sushi is rolled, wrap it in the mat and gently squeeze to compact it tightly. Repeat with remaining ingredients to made 4 rolls. Place rolls on a serving plate, slice into 6 or 8 pieces per roll, and cover with damp paper towels until serving time.

By greet

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• green onion
• soy sauce
• sesame seed
• korean chile pepper powder
• sugar
• sesame oil
• rice
• romaine lettuce
• tofu

Instructions

1. 1 Mix green onions, soy sauce, sesame seeds, Korean red pepper powder, sugar, and sesame oil together in a bowl until evenly combined.
2. 2 Place rice in a serving bowl. Toss lettuce and cucumber together and place onto rice. Arrange tofu over lettuce and cucumber. Drizzle sesame mixture over tofu to taste.

By tamzie

Ingredients

• ✓ cucumber
• rice vermicelli
• pomelo
• carrot
• scallion
• cilantro
• fish sauce
• water
• sweet chili sauce
• brown sugar
• rice vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in rice vermicelli and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, according to packaging instructions, 5 to 6 minutes, depending on thickness of noodles. Rinse with cold water and drain well.
2. 2 Transfer vermicelli to a bowl. Add pomelo, carrot, cucumber, scallion, and cilantro.
3. 3 Stir fish sauce, water, Thai sweet chili sauce, brown sugar, and rice vinegar together in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 20 seconds to dissolve the sugar. Whisk slightly and pour dressing over vermicelli mixture. Toss to combine. Serve immediately.

By Kim's Cooking Now