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3 Cool Cucumber Recipes to Keep You Sane

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3 Cool Cucumber Recipes to Keep You Sane

“…cool as a cucumber in a bowl of hot sauce”
–“So What’cha Want” by The Beastie Boys

The old idiom “cool as a cucumber” has been overused for certain, but not without good reason. Sure the flesh of a cucumber is seemingly always cool to the touch (unless you cook it, but who would want to do that?), but cucumbers have inherent cooling and hydrating properties. Besides being loaded with water, potassium, and electrolytes, they are also very rich in vitamin C and caffeic acid, both being compounds that help prevent water retention on hot and punishing days. And unlike some other greens that hold less appeal, cucumbers are as versatile as they are delicious.

Here are a few cooling cucumber recipes…

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Eric Steinman

Eric Steinman is a freelance writer based in Rhinebeck, NY. He regularly writes about food, music, art, architecture, and culture and is a regular contributor to Bon Appétit among other publications.

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Teresa Wlosowicz Teresa W.
6:22AM PDT on Apr 24, 2013

thank you

angela whatley angela w.
8:48AM PDT on Oct 24, 2012

thanks

Ann B. Ann B.
7:58AM PDT on Oct 23, 2012

thanks for sharing - great info

Leen Kel Leen K.
10:55PM PDT on Oct 20, 2012

Thanks for sharing. I have always love cucumber :)

Lynn D. Lynn D.
3:33PM PDT on Oct 17, 2012

Thank you,they all sound great!

Sam K. Sam K.
12:17AM PDT on Oct 10, 2012

Thank you. I still have many cucumbers to be used from my garden this summer.

Patricia Geraldes Patricia G.
6:58AM PDT on Oct 7, 2012

Thanks for sharing :)

Jenna W. Jenna B.
6:50AM PDT on Sep 30, 2012

Thanks for sharing these easy recipes!

Melissa Franklin Melissa F.
10:20AM PDT on Sep 29, 2012

thank you

Elisabeth T. Elisabeth T.
5:45AM PDT on Sep 29, 2012

Great information, thank you

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