Basil Cucumber Salad

• cucumbers
• red onions
• fresh basil
• garlic, minced
• red wine or raw apple cider vinegar (to taste)
• water (to taste)
• 1 cup chopped tomato (optional)

Thin-slice the cucumbers and onions and put them in a container. Rip or chop the basil and toss it in. Pour in vinegar and water. I use less vinegar than water, but you want the vinegar a little strong so it will get into the cucumber. Sprinkle in some garlic, maybe 1/2 teaspoon? Let this marinate for at least 2 hours. It keeps well in the refrigerator for days. Add the tomatoes at the last minute.

Fennel Salad

• 1 Bulb fennel
• 1 bunch radish
• 1 Cucumber
• A few carrots
• Rice vinegar
• Dill 1-2 tsp if fresh

Thinly slice fennel, carrots and radish. Seed and chop cucumber. Mix everything into a bowl and toss with some rice vinegar and some dill to taste. This salad gets better as the days go by and it marinates in the vinegar, but it is really tasty the day of as well. from Adrienne Cox

Cold Dill Soup

This dish simply requires chopping and refrigerating.

• 1 pint half-and-half
• 2 8oz. cartons plain yogurt
• 1 -2 cups cucumbers, peeled, seeded, diced
• 3 Tb minced fresh dill
• 2 Tb lemon juice
• 1 Tb chopped green onions
• ½ salt
• ¼ tsp white pepper
• Sliced cucumber, as garnish
• Sprigs of dill, as garnish

Combine first 8 ingredients, stirring well; chill thoroughly. Garnish with cucumber and dill.
Makes 4 cups.
Source: www.recipes.epicurean.com

Cucumber, Radish, and Tomato Salad with Citrus Dressing

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 garlic clove, minced and mashed to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh coriander, or to taste, plus coriander sprigs for garnish
• 2 tomatoes (about 1 1/4 pounds), seeded and chopped fine
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped fine (about 2 1/2 cups)
• 3/4 pound radishes, trimmed and chopped fine
• 6 scallions, sliced thin

In a large bowl whisk together the juices and garlic paste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. Whisk in the chopped coriander and salt and pepper to taste. Add the tomatoes, the cucumbers, the radishes, and the scallions, toss the salad to combine it well, and garnish it with the coriander sprigs.