Countdown to Summer: Cucumbers

Light and refreshing the cucumber is one of the first vegetables to welcome the start of the summer produce season.

How to Use It
Cucumber skins are easily removed and its seeds are soft and edible. Eating the cucumber’s skin depends on personal taste. When buying cucumbers select produce free from bruising or yellowing skin. Cucumbers hold up well when refrigerated but they’re best within a week of purchase. Want to keep your cucumbers fresh? Store your cucumbers away from fruits like peaches, apricots, or blueberries as they emit an ethylene gas that shortens vegetable lifespan.Looking for the latest cucumber recipe? Honest Cooking has you covered with these cucumber inspired favorites.

Summer Cucumber and Dill Sandwich

 Greek Cucumber Salad

Greek Cucumber Salad

Basil Pickles

Basil Pickles

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Maya Dangerfield

A recovering teacher and editorial intern for Honest Cooking, Maya began her journalism career at Greatist.com. A food lover who never misses dessert, she is also a passionate sports enthusiast. Currently Maya freelances for FoodmakerMedia and copywrites for Techturized. Her writing has been published for Greatist.com, Shape.com, and The Washington Post.

Maya Dangerfield has been a contributor to Honest Cooking since 2014.

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