All we want right now are foods and flavors that are cooling, refreshing, and soothing. No pair fits this description better than cucumber and mint! What ways can you think of using these two ingredients?
Summer Flavor Inspiration Board: Cucumber and Mint
A few recipes to get the creative juices flowing!
• Pimm's Italiano Cocktail with Mint, Lemon, Cucumber, and Fernet Branca
• Cucumber and Pear Gazpacho with Mint from Cookthink
• Cucumber Salad with Mint and Feta from Simply Recipes
• Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwiches from Epicurious
• Minted Apricot Cous Cous from Tasty Kitchen
What are your favorite cucumber and mint combinations?
Related: Cucumber Primer: Kirby, Gherkin, English, and More
(Images, clockwise from bottom left corner: Elizabeth Passarella, Faith Durand, The Baddish Group, quinn.anya, and trekkyandy)
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Tatziki (yogurt dip) is great with diced cucumber and mint.
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Delicious cucumber yogurt sauce with mint recipe:
http://accordingtolia.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post.html
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YES! I made Cucumber Lime Gin Fizzes recently. SO TASTY.
Emily
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My grandma's refreshing and peppery cucumber/mint salad recipe is here: http://waitefamily.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/grandmas-cucumber-salad/
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