Easy, healthy recipes with a southwestern flare
If you love kimchi any time of the day and any day of the week, then this is the recipe for you. A quick & easy recipe for making delicious kimchi to serve immediately or within the next couple of days.
A tried and true chilled cucumber soup with the addition of roasted green chile from New Mexico. Spicy and refreshing.
A roundup of some of my favorite cucumber recipes. You’ll find appetizers, beverages, snacks, soups and more.
Do you have so many cucumbers that you don’t know what to do with them all? Here’s an idea – Peppered Cucumber Vinegar, a robust vinegar infused with the flavors of cucumber and pepper, and just a hint of garlic. Included in a recipe for a peppered cucumber vinaigrette.
Cool, quick, ridiculously easy and delicious, this cucumber salad with smoked salmon is one of our favorite summer meals.
For when it’s hot outside and your need to chill: A chunky gazpacho made with chopped cucumbers, bell pepper, onions, olives, and basil tossed into a fresh tomato base. Serve for lunch, supper, or as a starter.
This sweet cucumber drink is delicious as a cocktail and as a non-alcoholic beverage for a hot summer’s day. A little sweet, a little tart ,and very refreshing.
A tasty cucumber crostini with a garlic cream cheese mixture, some red chile powder and sea salt. Great for lunch or as an appetizer.
A sweet and tangy summer salad with mango, pickled cucumbers and jicama. A great side for any meal.
While my mother canned the best sweet pickles I’ve ever had, she also threw together these pickled cucumbers as a condiment for the dinner table and as a snack. I love adding them to salads, tacos and noodle and rice bowls.
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