This weekend we were enjoying the beautiful weather which seemed to be a long time in coming our way. We visited our local area farm stands and enjoyed the beauty of all the fresh vegetables that were the last of the harvest.
We came home with fresh peppers and squash and lots of cucumbers. It seemed there was a bumper crop of cucumbers this year. I have some in the fridge from my daughter's garden and bought more at the farm stand.
I needed to make a few different dishes to use all the cukes. This one recipe I'm sharing is an Asian influenced marinade that can be used to dress the cucumbers for a salad or use the cucumbers to add crunch to sandwiches and burgers.
Honey Soy Dressing/Marinade
Ingredients:
- 1 TBL honey
- 1 TBL soy sauce (low sodium)
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. sesame oil
- pinch of salt
- black pepper
- 2 or 3 large cucumbers sliced
- Add the ingredients (except cucumbers) in a medium bowl and whisk to blend.
- Next add in the cucumbers and stir to blend the dressing well with the cucumbers.
- Let the cukes marinate at least 20 minutes before serving.
- When ready to serve drain the dressing from the bowl and then serve.
This recipe is shared on Hearth 'N Soul Blog Hop which was formerly known as Two for Tuesday. Visit A Moderate Life for more recipes.
Mangia!
Winelady Cooks
Yum. This sounds great. I've got some cukes to be eaten too, though not a bumper crop like yours. Will have to try your recipe soon. I've been busy making/eating cuke tomato salad. Check it out on my potluck Friday.
ReplyDeleteErin
This sounds fabulous, thanks for sharing it w/ h'ns this week =)
ReplyDeleteThanks Erin for your comment. I will definitely check out Potluck Friday.
ReplyDeleteJoanne
I love cucumber salads - I will certainly be giving this a try! Yum!! thanks for linking to hearth'nsoul!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up with Hearth and Soul. I've got one last loney cuc growing in my garden, and I've been trying to decide just how to best honour it. This marinade sounds so simple and delicious, just the ticket!
ReplyDeleteYour cucumbers look great! I like that you use honey instead of sugar. I'll have to give these a try.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds delicious! I marinade a lot with boring old Italian dressing, but am always on the hunt for new and creative ones.
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne! Sorry it took me so long to comment on your lovely post, but things have been wicked busy at casa clark! I adore anything cuccumber as my mother is english and it was a primary vegetable for us when growing up! Thanks so much for sharing on the hearth and soul hop! :) Alex@amoderatelife
ReplyDeleteHi Alex, I hope all is well. It's a pleasure for me to share on the hearth and soul blog hop. I'll be adding more as we get further into the fall. Thanks so much for all your efforts.
ReplyDeleteJoanne