cool cucumber recipes

Cucumber Basil Salad

1 large cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced)
1 large peach (peeled and cubed)
1 stalk celery (thinly sliced)
5 basil leaves (roughly chopped)
½ cup rice vinegar
Salt and Pepper to taste

Combine ingredients and serve.

Cucumber Melon Sorbet

2 large cucumber (peeled and seeded)1 cup Cantaloupe (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ginger (grated)
½  cup raw sugar
¾ cup water
1 lime (juiced)
Roughly chop cucumbers. Puree all ingredients until blended and smooth. Pour mixture into ice cream machine and run for 15 minutes. Pour sorbet in a sliver bowl and freeze, stirring every 30 minutes until frozen. About 2 hours. Serve immediately or transfer to a container and store in the freezer.

Cucumber Gazpacho

2 cucumbers (peeled and chopped)
1 cup pineapple (cubed)
1 jalapeno
¼ cup red onion (chopped)
2 cloves garlic
½ lemon (juiced)

Puree all ingredients until blended and smooth. Serve chilled.

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Chef Praylani

Praylani Henry is a chef in the Atlanta area. She started her culinary journey in San Leandro California at the age of 12 when her grandmother taught her how to cook. At the age of 18, she moved to Atlanta and attended Le Cordon Bleu College of the Culinary Arts.

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