After putting up more than 75 jars of dill pickles , bread - and - butter picklesand pickle relish this calendar week , we start feeling a little too pickled ourselves . Thanks to other springtime rains and a mild summer here in Wisconsin , our cucumber vine crop exceeded our expectations , and those little gullible wonder celebrate piling on the counter .
It was n’t until yesterday , when we deplume that last quart shock from the canner , that we realized we were done withpickle makingfor the time of year . However , thecucumber harvestis still coming in , and while we ’re still enjoy them in simple salads with a dash of rice acetum , salt , wampum and dill weed , we need young ways to utilise them .
As our usual garden scheme goes , if you ca n’t eat them all , start drink . Just as we did withrhubarb , we ’re give cucumber a refreshing twisting in summer beverages .
In our two favorite recipe below , we use the whole cucumber . You ’ll see variations on cucumber drinks that filter out out the cucumber pulp , but because we grew these cuke , we require to habituate as much as possible . We do n’t allow flesh in the compost when it can end up in our field glass — and we get more nutrients that way , as well .
We wish to utilize humble , odd - shaped cucumbers for these beverage , so in our element leaning you ’ll notice cucumber valuate in cup . One cup is about a average cucumber vine .
Recipe: Cucumber Water
Yield: about 8 cups
flavor waters might be all the rage , but most arrive with a long - list of chemic flavoring and colors . Cucumbers make the ultimate “ vitamin water , ” as they contain vitamin A , C , K and potassium . cuke are also a natural anti - inflammatory , so drink this zero - gram calorie water can help alleviate water retention .
Ingredients
Preparation
Place cucumber in a half - gal canning jar . ( A half - gallon canning jolt makes this cognitive operation exceedingly easy because you could just add up cucumbers to the two - loving cup line . ) Add lemon juice and water , and infuse overnight . shake up before serve . The cool cucumbers in the urine make for good snacking .
Recipe: Cucumber Margarita
We have a go at it what you ’re suppose : Cucumbers and tequila simply do n’t belong together . We listen you , as we honestly were n’t intend this combination would taste this good , but now we ’re hooked . This summer cocktail is light and flavorful . By leaving the pulp in the drink , it take on a smoothie - like texture . This margarita probably even qualify as one of your daily require veg servings , so you might as well have two !
Yield: 2 servings
In blender , purée cucumber , calx juice , tequila , treble sec and agave syrup . Add ice and conflate under tranquil , or just pour over chalk . Serve with a lemon balm garnish .
