When you need to cool down, these cucumber recipes will do the trick. The crisp green vegetable works wonders in salads and pickles and is in good company with yoghurt, oily fish and grilled chicken. And cucumber in drinks is pure refreshment and a cult classic.
Our collection of fresh cucumber recipes features our best pickled cucumbers and tarragon cucumber pickles recipe, perfect for sandwiches; side dish ideas like Louis Tikaram’s snow pea and cucumber salad recipe; and Hellenika’s Greek salad made with diced cucumbers, feta, tomatoes and other fresh vegetables.
For impressive mains, make our roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad, or barbecued Balmain bugs with charred corn salsa – they’re sure to please the table. And if you’re after excellent entrees, our grilled peppers and flatbread salad with cucumber recipe or our snapper crudo with roe and cucumber are the perfect way to get the party started. We also have refreshing drinks, like our cucumber-gin slushie and Hellenika’s Ari Onassis cocktail.
Here are our best recipes with cucumber.
Barbecued Balmain bugs with charred corn salsa
Oysters two ways, with cucumber-lime dressing and cabbage-ginger tsukemono
Tofu, watermelon and radish salad with nahm jim
Jonathan Barthelmess’s tzatziki with fresh pita
Louis Tikaram’s Mooloolaba prawn ceviche with green chilli dressing
Prawn and soba noodle salad with sesame-ginger dressing
Kazuki’s cucumber, two ways (with almond miso, and horeseradish cream)
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Scallop ceviche with mango and avocado salsa
Paul Carmichael’s cucumber and choko salad
Andreas Papadakis’ mackerel tartare, pickled cucumber and crème fraîche
White fish crudo with avocado, herbs and cucumber-lime dressing
Barley and seaweed salad with cucumber and sesame
Crostini with smoked trout, dill crème fraîche and cucumber
Sunda’s fish curry with cucumber salad and coriander chutney
Alla Wolf-Tasker’s local yabbies, farm cucumbers, dill and whey dressing
Roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad
Bennelong’s elderflower and cucumber smash
Cured kingfish with cucumber and gin and tonic granita
Grilled peppers and flatbread salad with cucumber
Ham and cheese toasties with quick-pickled cucumber
Kingfish and cucumber with soy-ginger dressing
Seared tuna with dill cucumbers and potato salad
Chicken with chilled noodles, cucumber and Sichuan-vinegar dressing
Louis Tikaram’s cucumber and snow pea salad
Tony Tan’s cucumber salad with sambal belacan
