Kansas Cucumber Salad

I'm feeling nostalgic for some good old-fashioned Kansas side dishes and luckily I get Taste of Home's emails periodically. I've made a couple of really good ones in the past week, so I thought I'd share.

We had some extra English Cucumbers and fresh dill from the garden. The apple cider vinegar made this a scrumptious dish. Can't wait to make it again when our garden cucumbers are ready!

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/kansas-cucumber-salad/?_cmp=holiday&_ebid=holiday5162020&_mid=345977&ehid=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b&os_ehash=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b

Crunchy Thai Cucumber Salad

Another fun Asian cucumber salad. I had some leftover sweet thai chili which was perfect for this salad. Now the hubby is not a fan of peanuts in salads/entrees so I left them out. I think next time I will try macadamia or cashew nuts. Super easy to make though and a great little salad to have in the fridge.

https://iwashyoudry.com/crunchy-thai-cucumber-salad/

Pineapple Cucumber Salad

So I've been thinking WAY outside of the box with our cucumber harvest. Last week, pineapples were $0.98 again. I was so excited to find this recipe. I don't think this one needed salt. Next time, I might change it up and add mint instead. The hubby wasn't really a fan, but then again, he's never really liked fruit in his veggie salads. Yay, more for me. lol

https://www.momontimeout.com/pineapple-cucumber-salad/

Asian Cucumber Salad

I'm averaging 1 cucumber salad every other day. This one was intriguing so I thought I'd give it a go. It is now my favorite salad of the year! The hubby agrees. I think it would be a big hit if you're invited to bring a salad to a dinner. It's very healthy and the sesame seeds and sesame oil make it so delicious. It would be best to give it a few hours for the vegetables to marinate.

https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/asian-cucumber-salad/

Corn, Tomato and Cucumber Salad

This month is all about what to do with our garden harvest of Cucumber, Zucchini and Tomatoes. The hubby doesn't eat beans, so I was delighted to find this salad recipe. It was perfect with fresh avocado chunks to be added when served. The fresh lime is the key. You could easily add black beans and serve with chips as a pico.

https://theblondcook.com/corn-tomato-cucumber-salad/

Lemony Cucumber Couscous Salad

So the hubby is wanting to eat healthier (aka, Gallbladder cleanse diet) and we have an abundance of Armenian cucumbers in our garden. I knew he loved lemon and couscous so I found this recipe. What I loved about it is that couscous takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. I let it cool down before adding the mixture of cucumber, garlic powder, parsley (dried), lemon juice (doubled) and, since I didn't have feta, I added some goat cheese and yogurt for a super amazingly delicious salad. It was good both warm and cold and was the perfect complimentary for the scallops. Kudos to this author for sharing this recipe. I will likely be making this over and over!

https://www.budgetbytes.com/lemony-cucumber-couscous-salad/

Red Quinoa Salad

My aunt gave me the gift of red quinoa for Christmas with this recipe. It was yummy, like a Mediterranean salad. It was perfect timing on the ingredients too since the hubby has been buying too many cucumbers and tomatoes lately. He doesn't like mint, so I would opt for parsley instead. I also added red onion instead of shallots (since it's what I had on hand). I didn't think the red wine vinegar amount was enough, so I ended up adding fresh squeezed lemon juice--perfect! One trick I read after the fact suggested using chicken broth instead of water for the quinoa soak. Overall, a very healthy and delicious dish!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/red-quinoa-salad

Wild Salmon with Naval Orange-Cucumber Salsa

Trying to increase our frequency of meals from the Auto-Immune Paleo cookbook, I found this one in which the salsa tasted a lot like Ceviche. So we topped our salmon with it and then the next night added shrimp to the leftover salsa. The original recipe called for nectarine, but the naval orange was just as delicious. Might have to try it again when nectarines are in season.

http://autoimmune-paleo.com/wild-salmon-with-nectarine-cucumber-salsa/

Greek Tzatziki Sauce

Well, it's the end of the week, so that means leftovers. This has been a fun week for cooking. Yesterday was Greek night...I'll be posting 3 separate recipes-1. Greek Lamb Gyros, 2. Tzatziki 3. Tabouleh

Super easy to make! I used fat free regular yogurt. I only wish I had used fresh dill--that's what makes it *pop!*. I used up the cucumbers and tomatoes from garden in both the Tzatziki and the Tabouleh. 

http://greek.food.com/recipe/tzatziki-59336