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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015 FOOD COLUMN COOL CUCUMBERS as “seedless” or “burpless.” It usually comes wrapped in plastic and unwaxed. The KITCHEN DIVA taste of English cucumbers ucumbers are a go-to also is less bitter, and some vegetable for salads, ¿QGLWDOPRVWVZHHW but there are many Cucumbers have about 15 ways to incorporate this calories per 100 grams, and cool, crunchy vegetable into the peel is a good source of everything from appetizers GLHWDU\ ¿EHU DQG LV D PLOG to drinks. Cucumbers are diuretic, which helps to elim- one of the oldest cultivated inate toxic materials in the crops and have more than gut. It’s also a great source of 100 different varieties. It’s potassium and is low in sodi- EHOLHYHG WKH\ ZHUH ¿UVW um, which helps with blood cultivated in India. pressure and heart rates. Cucumbers are at their Cucumbers are high in best when young and tender vitamin K, which helps with with a crunchy texture. They bone strength. It also has es- come in many sizes. Some tablished a role in the treat- of the most popular varieties ment of Alzheimer’s disease are the Dosakayi, popular in by limiting neuronal dam- India for curries and stews; age in the brain. crunchy “slicers,” used When purchasing cu- in salads; and pickles like cumbers, select ones that gherkins, dills and sweet KDYH D ¿UP WH[WXUH DQG D French cornichons. bright-green color. There The English cucumber shouldn’t be any spots, is longer and narrower than cuts or breaks in the skin. A the slicer varieties. Its seeds wrinkled, large or yellowish are much smaller and the cucumber means it is over skin is thinner. This type of ripe, lacking nutrients and cucumber may be labeled tough. BY ANGELA SHELF MEDEARIS C Before using or storing, cucumbers should be washed using cool, clear water and dried thoroughly to get rid of any surface dirt and pesticide residue. They may require light scrub at spots where prickles or dirt is evident Cucumbers can be stored at room temperature for a day or two, but for best re- sults, store them for up to a week in a plastic bag in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer. You can use cucumbers in a variety of ways. Fresh, cleaned cucumbers can be enjoyed as they are. You also can cut cucumbers into cubes with the skin and add them to vegetable or fruit salads. Finely chopped, fresh cucumber slices are delicious when mixed with yogurt, cumin, coriander, pepper and salt to make cu- cumber raita, the popular Indian condiment that adds a cooling effect to spicy dishes. English cucumbers are great eaten skin and all, but with some other varieties you may want to peel them ¿UVW HVSHFLDOO\ RQHV ZLWK thick skins). If you’re mak- ing a salad with seeded or slicer cucumbers, cut them lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds. Cucumbers also can be blended into a juice and combined with other veg- etables and fruits, like my recipe for Strawberry Cu- cumber Lime Coolers. It’s the perfect way to cool off with cucumbers on a hot summer day! — Angela Shelf Med- earis is an award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cook- book is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro. com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Rec- ipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis STRAWBERRY CUCUMBER LIME COOLER 3 to 4 large peeled, cubed English cucumbers (3/4 pound) 2 cups frozen strawberries 2/3 cups sugar, honey or agave syrup 1/2 cup fresh lime juice FXSV FROG ZDWHU RU FOHDU VRGD ZDWHU XQÀD- vored seltzer or sparkling water 1. 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