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Cucumbers are mild and refreshing in flavor and take well to many different seasonings. Despite common belief, cucumbers are actually a fruit! Here you will find all of the ways I love to prepare cucumbers, including this cucumber gazpacho and this go-to cucumber salad. 

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Sumac-Spiced Tomato and Chickpea Salad with Yogurt Sauce
I can't seem to get enough of this bulgar bowl: a mix of bulgur and lentils, chopped cucumbers and tomatoes, toasted almonds, cilantro, and a lemon-tahini dressing. When you have some of the components prepared ahead of time, the assembly happens quickly! // alexandracooks.com

Bulgur, Lentils, Lemon-Tahini Drizzle
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This cucumber salad with tahini-yogurt sauce essentially is a no-cook meal, a refreshing salad to make good use of those cool summer cucs, which might just be arriving in droves. I serve it along side broiled slices of ciabatta. Yum. // alexandracooks.com

Cucumber Salad with Tahini-Yogurt Sauce
A bowl of sushi salad with brown rice, avocado, edamame, and cucumber with a sesame miso dressing, nori and sesame seeds.

Sushi Salad: Brown Rice, Avocado and Nori with Miso Dressing
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Tabbouleh
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Rice Noodles with Nuoc Cham, Herbs, & Crispy Tofu
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Green Gazpacho Soup
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Herby Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Toasted Pine Nuts
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Cold Peanut Noodle Salad with Cucumbers

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Alexandra Stafford

Alexandra (Ali) Stafford is the founder of Alexandra’s Kitchen and the author of two cookbooks: Bread Toast Crumbs and The New York Times bestselling Pizza Night. She lives in Upstate New York with her husband, four children, 3 cats, and 1 dog.

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