As stated before, both my husband and I are the son and daughter of a market gardener so again, knowing cucumbers is not foreign to us. But Dad grew the long English cucumbers and now we saw these Persian Cucumbers at Trader Joe's. Had to try them out!
Yes, this is their size and as you can see inside my hand they are not large.
Seedless, sweet and crunchy product of Canada.
We know in the Ontario region there are a lot of market gardeners with Dutch last names...
But we, being Dutch by birth, never actually did slice them as thick as shown above!
Unless you want to eat them just raw.
Unless you want to eat them just raw.
Being seedless is an added bonus too, no need for scooping out the seeds with a spoon, after cutting the cucumber lengthwise.
No, we don't peel them but they get sliced paper thin on this typical Dutch slicer!
Below my post you will find some links to e.g. a Japanese slicer that is available here in the USA.
This time I used Greek yogurt with some grated garlic and fresh ginger.
That's how it looks like...
Not quite the same as the Greek Tzatziki for which lemon juice and dill gets added to the garlic, no fresh ginger.
Not quite the same as the Greek Tzatziki for which lemon juice and dill gets added to the garlic, no fresh ginger.
Here I used some olive oil with natural vinegar and Italian herbs.
Guess these are small, Persian looking cucumbers as well, with daikon it looks like.
My Japanese blogger friends for sure can fill me in on that...
How are you slicing and eating your cucumbers?
Related links:
Benriner Japanese Mandoline Slicer
Shenzhen Knives. Ceramic Blade Mandoline Slicer
Rösle Adjustable Vegetable Slicer with Grip, Stainless Steel
{Healthy & Quick Vegetarian Supper} | previous post by me showing Cucumber salad
Shenzhen Knives. Ceramic Blade Mandoline Slicer
Rösle Adjustable Vegetable Slicer with Grip, Stainless Steel
{Healthy & Quick Vegetarian Supper} | previous post by me showing Cucumber salad
Muhhh que delicia de ensalada ,, no le conocía ese nombre a ese tipo de pepino , yo hago una ensalada igual con yogurth
ReplyDeletethe cucumber salads look good. :)
ReplyDeleteYour ingredients look really delectable♡♡♡ and we use same type of slicers. I enlarged the last picture and read the tag p;) It is seasoned with source which contains soy source and vinegar etc. It's a kind of pickles, I think it has refreshing tastes which goes very well with cooked rice (*^_^*)
ReplyDeleteSending you lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend Mariette, xoxo Miyako*
I has grow cucumbers ground over in expermented has in my garden!
ReplyDeleteI'm getting a vegie bed ready for broccoli eating I had fresh organic vegetable are hibridised last few days in garden.
I used only soy source and vinegar nothing use ather thingd.
It must be secret to fantastic to eat for not too fat sise for US All RADYS ha ha
Hugs and love to always!
Michiko
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteich freue mich über deine guten Ideen.
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
Those of course are the size of cucumbers we get here. When the kids were little and we'd go back to the States, they hated eating cucumbers because they were so big and had all the seeds. The smaller ones are much nicer, we think, for eating raw which is done with many meals here ... or for adding to salads. :) Have a great day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, a big big hug from Rhodes!!!!! My time online is very limited here, but I haven't forgotten you! Thank you for your sweet comments on my FB page, and I hope you are doing well and enjoying summer! This all looks delicious... and perfect for a hot sunny day in Greece! :) Locally grown cucumbers are sold at local markets at very good prices... and Greek yogurt... well, we have it right here! :)
Many hugs from Rhodes!
Dear Mariette, Great - We eat so much cucumber also - in different ways: thin sliced with vinegar, salt and pepper - great with grilled fish, tzatziki - but I cut them small in stead of shredding them - or big chunks in salad... Great vegetable. Even in a fresh smoothie they make a great addition:-) Your pictures are so great - was tempted to go find those green cucumber now.... Big hugs to you
ReplyDeleteSweet Mariette,
ReplyDeleteThe cucumber salad looks delicious ;-) I to love cucumbers, I could just peel them and eat them as if ;-)
My mom grows them every year in her veggie garden and they are delicious ;-)
Hugs~
Mari
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful post aboout delicious and healthy cucumbers!
I was laughing, because I will get cucumbers today for a lovely salad :O)
Wishing you a lovely weekend and enjoy your cucumbers :O)
Love and hugs
Claudia
...yes......post takes very long this time! Still nothing arrived here ......
Thanks Mariette for dropping a word on my blog, I don't have much time lately to blog myself!!
ReplyDeleteAbout the word verification, I had tried your solution a few months ago but I got complaints from some followers... It seems you can never satisfy everybody at once!
I switched back to what you recommend but if I get some "shouting" again I will have to revert to the infamous WF... :(
Thanks for this fantastic looking recipe, will try it one these days with the summer coming up!
Enjoy your weekend!
Ik eet altijd komkommer in de zomer en soms in de winter, dan zie je ze ook tegenwoordig, meestal als salade of in de salade.
ReplyDeleteHoi Mariette,
ReplyDeleteKomkommer niet weg te denken uit mijn leven.....
als kind was ik er al dol op,hoorde vaak van andere mensen dat ze geen komkommer konden verdragen omdat het zwaar op de maag lag.
Nu ik daar aan terug denk kan ik me dat wel voorstellen,wanneer ik bij mijn moeders recept blijf,komkommers werden in de ochtend al in dunne plakjes geschaafd, gingen met azijn,suiker en wat kruiderij in de schaal met een bord erop,zodat alles goed in kon trekken en dat werd 's avonds gegeten bij de maaltijd.Tja.....hoezo.... zwaar op de maag.
Ben al vele jaren bekend met dit klein formaat komkommers en koop ze wekelijks bij mijn Turkse super waar ze gewoon in kisten staan met kartonnetje waar kilo prijs opstaat,geen flauwekul daar......... net als jaren later bij de grote supermarkten en groenteboer waar die mini-groenten verkocht worden in shakebekers
met de namen Baby komkommers, Snack komkommers en nog wat van die kreten en een prijs die mij zwaar op de maag ligt, zo duur in vergelijking met de Turkse winkel.
Idem dito met de kleine tomaatjes,paprika,courgette etc.
Jou komkommer bereidingen zien er ook lekker uit!!!
En ik eet al jaaaaaaaaren mijn knapperige komkommertje met veel smaak en niet te duur.
Fijn weekeind en lieve groet,
Ger
Dear Mariette,i like cucumbers and your salad looks like tzatziki!It sure is delicious!!Thank you for sharing your recipe!Have a lovely weekend!Hugs!
ReplyDeleteDimi...
We call the Continental Cucumbers. They are just the same as yours. I love eating the like apples with out any dressing. Some times I might use vinegar and salt on them. Yum. They grow so easily here.
ReplyDeleteHugs Kay
Oh boy! I'm watching the Netherlands throw the most amazing 'head-goal against Spain for the World Cup!!!' I'm watching the WC, I love it! I also love cucumbers and yours look so delicious. Love the récipe my friend. Thanks for sharing and for the sweet and kind comment! Happy Father's Day weekend dear.
ReplyDeleteFABBY
Oh yes, we slice cucumbers paper thin while keeping skin on. When I grew up in Japan, we sliced them and ate with Ponzu sauce. When cutting thick, ate with Miso. Both very good. :-) I love Greek yogurt. I have to try cucumbers with it !
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteI saw your post but was not able to leave a comment. I just posted a photo on your FB of our own cucumbers. We use to slice them medium thick and eat them in a mixed greek salad (with tomatoes, peppers, oignons and feta cheese) but also on their own with olive oil , vinegar and oregano. Of course, we also grate them for the tzatziki sauce -which we had today with our mixed grill!!!.
Love and kisses!!!
Marie-Anne