27 Super-Cool Ways To Eat Cucumbers

These guys make a true dream team. Get the recipe.

It is HIGH TIME cucumbers were nominated for excellence in the dessert category. Get the recipe.

This makes a really great Meatless Monday dinner. Get the recipe.

Less of a recipe than an idea, but: Spread butter on (dark rye) bread. Add smoked fish, thinly sliced cukes, and maybe a little dill.

Quick, get drunk on these before summer's over! Get the recipe.

Or, How to Feel Very Smug About Your Healthy Eating Choices. Get the recipe.

Clean, simple, and classy. Get the recipe.

Cucumber is already the most popsiclesque of vegetables, so this makes sense. Get the recipe.

Low-low-carb and easy as pie if you have a spiralizer. Get the recipe.

Are the cucumbers just here to make you feel less guilty about eating chunks of delicious pork fat? MAYBE AND WHAT ABOUT IT? Get the recipe.

With a simple citrus dressing. Get the recipe.

Cold soup is great for serving to friends because you can make it a day ahead and just whip it out of the fridge when guests arrive. Get the recipe.

These will be ready to go in as little as six hours. Get the recipe.

Goat cheese for daaaaays. Get the recipe.

Someone find me a porch to drink this on, STAT. Get the recipe.

~tRoPiCaL~ ~pArTy~ tAcOs~ Get the recipe.

This dressing calls for passion fruit vinegar (fancy!), but any slightly sweet vinegar you've got around should be just fine. Get the recipe.

The Platonic ideal of a summer afternoon snack. Get the recipe.

Avocado keeps it creamy, cucumber keeps it cool. Get the recipe.

A very easy lunch for a lazy day. Get the recipe.

Would be delicious with grilled meat or fish. Get the recipe.

THE summer cocktail of choice for ladies and gentlemen of distinction. Get the recipe.

Bonus points for pretty beets. Get the recipe.

Oh, darling, I simply couldn't eat another bite. Well, all right, I'll have four. Get the recipe.

No cooking necessary! Get the recipe.

Poaching chicken with sake is a neat technique you'll probably find yourself using again. Get the recipe.

Because cucumbers like tequila just as much as you do. Get the recipe.