Cucumber and Celery Salad-fresh salad
Add a tray of salami, cheese and crackers and I'd call this dinner!
Cucumber and Celery Salad
3 Tblsp pickle relish
2 Tblsp cider vinegar
3 Tblsp EVOO
1 Seedless cucumber quartered and sliced into 1/2" pieces (You can use a regular cuke, seed and peel it)
5 to 6 ribs of celery from the heart sliced into 1/2" pieces
1/4 C chopped hot or roasted red peppers or 1/2 small bell pepper, whichever you have on hand
1 small jar marinated mushrooms or artichoke hearts or 1 C pickled vegetable salad "giardiniera" chopped
S&P
Place relish in bottom of bowl and whisk in vinegar and EVOO. Add veggies, toss and add S&P to taste.
Notes:
- I used homemade hot pepper relish, roasted red peppers and giardinera because that's what I had. The cauliflower broke up more than I would have liked.
- Rachel's a big fan of the celery leaves, be sure to use them too.
- I don't mind telling you, the bowl is sitting next to me as I type-it's very good:@)
Thai Cucumber Pickles-fresh salad
Pickle Pot-fridge pickles
Bread and Butter Pickles-fridge pickles
Mustard Dill Cucumber Salad-fresh salad
Freezer Dills-freezer pickles
Have fun and enjoy what the garden gifts you:@)
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I love cucumbers. I make marinated cucumbers often and a creamy variety, too, but haven't gotten a good snap shot to share on my blog as of yet...on my to-do list ; ) Thanks for sharing. I wish cucumbers were growing here. I think it's too hot.
ReplyDeleteThat salad looks so good and refreshing. I love cucumbers and celery. Lots of yummy pickles also.
ReplyDeleteI love cucumbers. All of these recipes look so good. I especially want to try your fridge pickle recipe.
ReplyDeletebeen having a cucumber and tomato salad every night here too....
ReplyDeletewith just oil and vinegar
i LOVE the bowl in the first picture
:-)
This looks amazing. These are great ideas for cucumbers. Love it.
ReplyDeleteVelva
Wow, I so wish my husband would eat that salad and crackers for dinner. He'd be saying, "Where's the MEAT?". Love all of these ideas. I just made the pickle pot last weekend. Hoping for more cucumbers from today's CSA, so I can try some of these. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteA perfect salad for the heat wave we are getting this week. xo,
ReplyDeleteLove the pickle recipes. Everything looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteSalad looks great! I love the idea of having it with some cheese, salami and crackers.
ReplyDeleteI'm adding these to my cucumber list!
ReplyDeleteBest,
Bonnie
thats a delicous looking salad,, the pickles look good as well,, thanks for sharing these,,
ReplyDeleteLooks delish and like such a cool and refreshing item to have with a meal. OR, I could eat it for lunch all by itself!
ReplyDeleteDi
oh man Lynn.. they all look good. I love anything with cucumber in it!
ReplyDeleteHave a great night.
Nothing quenches a thirst like cucumbers. Slice some up and put them in a pitcher of water in the fridge.
ReplyDeleteYou may not like the first sip but after that you will positively crave this water and it will keep you cool as a cucumber.
Delicious!! Te peppers really give it that punch!! :-)
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
i have 2 of the burpless plants
ReplyDeleteand they are providing some great
cukes...every day i take a few to work and share. my coworker and i like to wash them, cut them into coins and have them at our desk {i'd say all day but they don't last that long} cuke season is too short...these recipes look wonderful!!!
~victoria~
Yummy, and so pretty too.
ReplyDeleteI just read one of those internet "junk" articles that said that cucumbers were a vegetable that you should pass by at the store -- WHAT? I loved my mother's simple cucumber salad and never seem to be able to duplicate it. Joni
ReplyDeleteYour posts just make my mouth water! We harvested our very first cucumber yesterday and I can't decided which of these I want to try. Gosh but they look fresh tasting!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great selection of pickle recipes! Freezer dills?...I have to check that one out.
ReplyDeleteI love fresh cucumbers this time of year. Thanks for the recipes!
ReplyDeleteWhy am I suddently hungry for pickles and cucumbers! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI've got to try this salad, it looks and sounds wonderful.
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Sissie
My MIL would love this post! The cukes do look lovely.
ReplyDeleteI just can't get past their kinda weird taste...
The pickles look so lovely, b ut Earl said he doesn't like cucumbers! ;P
ReplyDeleteThat salad looks delicious!! Great cucumber ideas. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas...thanks for sharing...my son loves cucumber so will be trying some of these recipes.
ReplyDeleteOh Yum! Thanks for posting all these cucumber ideas. I will be making several of them!
ReplyDeleteall looks so yummy I am ready to come to an old fashioned supper like my mom would have fixed enough to eat but light enough to leave us feeling good as well come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing such great ideas. Pickled anything goes well at my house. (And yes, a favorite treat when I was growing up in the South was pickled pigs feet...).
ReplyDeleteYou are like having a pickle cookbook on hand! I'm making a few of your suggestions. Come see how you have inspired me!
ReplyDeleteYvonne
I am a pickle & cuke loving lady. I'll definitely have to try this recipe. As a child, my mother teased me because I could have lived on cucumber or pimiento cheese sandwiches!
ReplyDeleteBeckie in Brentwood, TN
The cucumber salad looks very inviting! I too have enjoy the pickle pot this summer....it's so fun:)
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteWoW girl you are busy with those cukes. I just love it! I will have to try one of everything, because it all looks great to me. Of course I really love the Mustard Pickle that you put in the pickle pot. Great job!
Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you again real soon! Have a great week!
Miz Helen
I made a batch of your bread and butter pickles the last time you posted the recipe--they were so sweet and crunchy and GOOD!! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
ReplyDeleteI'm your 613th follower, wahoo! What a fun little blog you have, thanks for stopping by mine and leaving a comment. Love the pigs!
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