Cook cucumbers quickly at high heat to keep them crisp. Persian cucumbers are best for cooking as they hold their shape well. Marinade cucumbers after cooking to add back flavor. Cool, crisp, and ...

"Cool as a cucumber" may refer to a state of being, but the analogy stems from the refreshing crunch of a fresh, cold cucumber. Cucumbers are most often found as a raw ingredient in recipes like cold ...

If the natural moisture content is not withdrawn beforehand, cucumbers exude so much water as they are heated that you usually end up with a tasteless mush and swear never to attempt cooked cucumbers ...

During my childhood, the produce section of most supermarkets was a pretty sorry place: iceberg lettuce, rock-hard tomatoes, lemons, bananas, maybe green beans and corn. and cucumbers. Of the lot, ...

Fun fact: Cucumbers are actually fruits. But like tomatoes, they're prepared and eaten as vegetables. Their juicy, almost thirst-quenching texture is a staple in summery Mediterranean-leaning salads, ...

It might seem like eating vegetables raw is the ideal way to load up on nutrition, but not all is lost in cooking — cooked vegetables have their own appeal. For one, the percentage of insoluble fiber ...

A bounty of cucumbers in my backyard garden has me on the verge of turning green. But, it is such a treat to see the cucumbers hanging from the tangled vines on the trestle. Unlike the typical ...

If it’s tomato season, it’s cucumber season, too a time to think about light summer salads, garlicky chilled soups, even cooked cucumber dishes. Their high water content makes cucumbers especially ...