What to do with a glut of cucumbers!
The cucumbers seem to be loving the heat of the polytunnels even more than the courgettes are loving the heat of the fields, if the size of the harvest is anything to go by! Here are some ideas to get through your share of the harvest.
Cucumber soup with pickled cucumber – a very handy recipe as it would use a significant amount of this week’s share!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cucumber_soup_with_91798
Cucumber soup – no cooking needed!
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/15861/cold-cucumber-soup.aspx
Pickled cucumber – this would be good as a barbeque accompaniment
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pickledcucumber_11033
Cucumber ribbon salad with olive and caper dressing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cucumberribbonsaladw_90358
Marinated cucumber ribbons on crusty bread
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marinatedcucumberrib_81862
Cucumber and mint raita
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/cucumberandmintraita_67787
Cucumber lemonade
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/7922/refreshing-cucumber-lemonade.aspx