What to make with cucumber

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 600g
• peanut butter — 3 tbsp
• kecap manis — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Cube chicken and thread onto skewers.
2. Whisk peanut butter, kecap manis, garlic and a little water for the sauce.
3. Brush skewers with some sauce, grill or pan-fry, turning, until cooked through.
4. Cook rice.
5. Serve skewers with remaining sauce, rice and sliced cucumber.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 4
• breadcrumbs — 1.5 cups
• eggs — 2
• plain flour — 1/2 cup
• mixed salad leaves — 1 bag
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Flatten chicken, crumb via flour-egg-crumbs.
2. Shallow fry until golden.
3. Serve with salad.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 600g
• greek yoghurt — 1/2 cup
• garlic — 2 cloves
• cumin — 2 tsp
• paprika — 2 tsp
• pita bread — 6
• cucumber — 1
• tomato — 2

Method

1. Mix yoghurt, garlic and spices, coat chicken and marinate 20 min if time allows.
2. Pan-fry or grill chicken until charred and cooked through.
3. Slice chicken.
4. Warm pita, chop cucumber and tomato.
5. Assemble wraps with chicken, salad and extra yoghurt.

Ingredients

• falafel — 12 frozen
• couscous — 1.5 cups
• cucumber — 1
• tomato — 2
• hummus — 1/2 cup
• feta — 100g

Method

1. Bake falafel per packet.
2. Prepare couscous.
3. Chop cucumber and tomato.
4. Bowl up couscous, salad, falafel, hummus and crumbled feta.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 600g
• lemon — 1
• oregano — 2 tsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• pita bread — 6
• greek yoghurt — 1/2 cup
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Cube chicken, marinate in lemon juice, oregano and garlic if time allows.
2. Thread onto skewers.
3. Grill or pan-fry, turning, until charred and cooked through.
4. Warm pita, make a quick tzatziki with yoghurt and grated cucumber.
5. Serve skewers with pita and tzatziki.

Ingredients

• lamb mince — 500g
• couscous — 1.5 cups
• cucumber — 1
• tomato — 2
• feta — 100g
• greek yoghurt — 1/2 cup
• oregano — 2 tsp

Method

1. Fry lamb with oregano.
2. Prepare couscous.
3. Bowl up with chopped salad, feta, yoghurt.

Ingredients

• white fish — 4 fillets
• tomato — 3
• cucumber — 1
• feta — 150g
• olive oil — 3 tbsp
• oregano — 1 tsp

Method

1. Pan-fry or grill fish.
2. Chop tomato and cucumber, toss with olive oil and oregano.
3. Top salad with a block of feta, serve with fish.

Ingredients

• salmon — 400g sashimi-grade
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• sesame oil — 1 tbsp
• rice — 2 cups
• cucumber — 1
• avocado — 1
• sesame seeds — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Cube salmon, toss with soy sauce and sesame oil.
3. Slice cucumber and avocado.
4. Bowl up rice topped with salmon, veg and sesame seeds.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• soy sauce — 3 tbsp
• brown sugar — 2 tbsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• rice — 2 cups
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Fry mince, garlic, soy and sugar until sticky.
3. Serve over rice with sliced cucumber.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 600g
• teriyaki sauce — 1/2 cup
• rice — 2 cups
• cucumber — 1
• carrot — 1
• sesame seeds — 1 tbsp

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Pan-fry chicken, glaze with teriyaki.
3. Serve over rice with ribboned cucumber and carrot, sprinkle sesame.

Ingredients

• chicken thighs — 600g
• greek yoghurt — 1/2 cup
• paprika — 2 tsp
• garlic — 2 cloves
• pita bread — 6
• tomato — 2
• cucumber — 1

Method

1. Mix yoghurt, paprika and garlic, coat chicken.
2. Marinate 20 min if time allows.
3. Grill or pan-fry chicken until charred and cooked through.
4. Warm pita, chop tomato and cucumber.
5. Slice chicken, serve in pita with salad.

Ingredients

• rice paper — 12 sheets
• prawns — 300g cooked
• rice vermicelli — 100g
• carrot — 1
• cucumber — 1
• mint — 1/2 bunch
• hoisin sauce — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Cook vermicelli, julienne carrot and cucumber.
2. Dip rice paper briefly in warm water to soften.
3. Layer prawns, noodles, veg and mint, roll tightly.
4. Serve with hoisin dipping sauce.