9 sarasota cucumbers with Recipes

tomatoes, lightly seeded and diced (roma tomatoes), english seedless cucumber, peeled and cut in half moons, shallot, thin sliced, plain yogurt (you can use sour cream or even a mix of the two if you want), garlic clove, minced, fresh dill, minced (more or less to taste, start with 1 tsp and you can always add more), sugar, salt, pepper

dark pumpernickel bread, white cheddar cheese , 2 slices per sandwich (thick sliced, no thin), pickled cucumbers and onion, see recipe below (1/4-1/2 cup per sandwich), cream cheese with chives (or a soft herb cheese such as boursin), butter, english seedless cucumbers, peeled and cut in half lengthwise and then thin sliced (depending on the size of the cucumber), onion, cut in quarters and then thin sliced (sweet onion), apple cider vinegar (no substitutes), rice wine vinegar (no substitutes), kosher salt , you can a little more if you want it a bit saltier (no table salt), fresh ground pepper

italian salad dressing (a store bought dressing will work just fine), soy sauce, grated fresh ginger, crushed red pepper flakes, napa cabbage, shredded, romaine lettuce, chopped, bibb lettuce, chopped, fresh cilantro, fine chopped, scallion, fine chopped (white and green parts ), shallot, thin sliced, left over pork , beef or 2 cups chicken, avocado, diced, mango, diced, carrot, shredded (you can buy them shredded right in the produce aisle), seedless cucumber, lightly seeded, peeled and shredded, red pepper, thin sliced, honey roasted peanuts, lightly chopped, snow peas, bean sprouts, zucchini

pumpernickel bread, salmon, cooked (1/2 lb fresh salmon fillets, this could be made with canned salmon, but it just doesn tsp have the sam), spinach, tomato, cut in 8 slices, olive oil (if using the fresh salmon method below), cucumber, peeled, seeded and fine diced, red onion, fine diced, chopped black olives (approximately 1/4 cup, i buy them pre-chopped, but you can always chop your own), salt, pepper, mayonnaise, capers (you can use less if you don tsp like the flavor that much), lemon juice, grated lemons, fresh dill, fine chopped

fresh tuna steaks (i can tsp give an exact weight, but you want the tuna about 1/2-3/8-inch thick and you want 8 pieces t), whole wheat dinner rolls (i prefer the soft kind , not a hard crust), bibb lettuce (boston or any soft lettuce will work well), cucumber, paper thin sliced (approximately 6 slices per sandwich), lemon pepper, pepper, salt, butter, mayonnaise, sweet pickles, fine chopped, capers, black olives, chopped, garlic clove, fine minced, cider vinegar, tomato, cheese

shrimp, chinese five spice powder, olive oil, spinach tortillas, hoisin sauce, napa cabbage, shredded (bagged coleslaw mix will also work), seedless cucumber , seeds if any removed and julienned, water chestnut , julienned, fresh cilantro, fine chopped

skirt steaks, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, olive oil, penne pasta (sometimes i hold a cup or so back when i toss everything together, you can always use it tossed with), sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped, english seedless cucumbers , cut in half lengthwise and thin sliced, red onion, cut in half and thin sliced, arugula (a mix of watercress and is also very good), beef broth, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice, fresh grated ginger (ground ginger just doesn tsp work in this dressing), dijon mustard, ground black pepper, kosher salt (go easy, the broth and soy both have salt in them), pea shoots