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FOOD COLUMN
COOL CUCUMBERS
as “seedless” or “burpless.”
It usually comes wrapped
in plastic and unwaxed. The
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taste of English cucumbers
ucumbers are a go-to also is less bitter, and some
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but there are many
Cucumbers have about 15
ways to incorporate this calories per 100 grams, and
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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vored seltzer or sparkling water
1. Combine cucumbers, strawberries, sugar,
honey or agave, and lime juice in a blender; blend
until cucumbers and strawberries are smooth.
2. Pour mixture through medium mesh sieve
placed over a pitcher, and press it with a spoon to
remove any lumps. Pour cold water, soda, seltzer
or sparkling water into the pitcher and stir until
well-combined.
3. Pour into glasses with ice and garnish with
thinly sliced strawberries, limes or cucumbers.
Serve immediately. Serves 4.
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