3 crostini spicy cucumbers Recipes

navy beans , soaked overnight and drained, garlic cloves, 1 minced, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, table salt and freshly ground pepper, european cucumber , very thinly sliced crosswise, white wine vinegar, sugar, kosher salt, crushed red pepper, thick baguette slices, toasted

virgin olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced, duck livers or chicken livers, capers, rinsed and drained, anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry, crushed red pepper flakes plus 1 tbsp, dry red wine, salt and pepper to taste, english cucumber, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper to taste, italian country bread, cut 3/4-inch thick