Before slicing any cucumber, give it a taste to make sure it's not bitter.
Not exact matches
Chop coriander leaves and sun - dried tomatoes into small pieces, then chop the
cucumber into quarters length - ways
before slicing out the seedy middle of each quarter and then chopping the harder part into thin
slices.
I had already
sliced the
cucumbers a little thicker then called for,
before I decided to check for a recipe.
Put together the sandwiches by starting with the mashed avocado on one
slice, followed by the sweet potato,
cucumber, beets, and then spread the hummus on the other
slice before closing.
Some alterations: I used yellow split pea instead, minced garlic from a jar instead of cloves, added
slices of yellow
cucumbers (cross pollination with lemon
cucumbers from my garden), and I marinated the ham hocks with apple cider vinegar
before placement into the slow cooker.
Then build walls of
cucumber slices or fruit blocks,
before filling the inside of the tower with any food items you want.
I eat 2 organic hard boiled eggs with some sea salt and some cut up veggies (usually carrot sticks or
cucumber slices)
before I hit a party.
Cups 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 3 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste with a little sea salt 1 (1 - inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated, reserving any juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional) 2 red chiles, seeded and finely
sliced (optional) 10 ounces ground turkey or chicken (any ground meat should work actually) 1/2
cucumber, seeded and cut into 1/2 - inch dice 3/4 cup (2 ounces) snow peas, trimmed and cut into very thin strips 4 scallions, thinly
sliced on the diagonal 8 basil leaves Handful of fresh cilantro leaves 4 crisp iceberg or Boston lettuce leaves 1/4 cup (2 ounces) bean sprouts, soaked in ice water and drained just
before use