Cucumber Shell Salad Food

CUCUMBER SHELL SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, peas, cucumber and onion. Add dressing; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

CUCUMBER BOAT SALAD

Steps:

• Cut unpeeled cucumbers in half lengthwise; remove seed portion.
• Scoop out pulp; leave firm shells; chop pulp coarsely.
• Combine ham, cheese, and apples that have been tossed in lemon juice and salad dressing.
• Add cucumbers to ham mixture when ready to serve; mix well.
• Fill cucumber shells.
• Serve on lettuce leaf.

CUCUMBER NOODLES SALAD RECIPE WITH TAHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Spiralize the cucumbers using a spiralizer. Salt lightly and set over the sink to drain.
• Make the tahini sauce according to the directions here.
• Pat the cucumber noodles dry. Divide among plates and drizzle with tahini sauce.

CUCUMBER CRAB PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Please note: cucumber and crab amounts are to your preference. The amounts listed here are a pretty good veggie/crab to noodle ratio.
• Do not use noodles larger than the medium shells. You can use smaller shell noodles, though.
• Boil noodles. Rinse well and let drain for quite a while. Stir them often when draining them to make sure all the water is out of the shells. The less water on them, the better the salad dressing sticks to them.
• Slice cucumber (with or without skin) to your preference. I typically slice it in half lengthwise, then do about 1/8 thin slices.
• Chop the imitation crab into chunks and add to the noodles.
• Sprinkle with salt and dill over entire mixture and stir. Dill should have a nice amount of "speckling" throughout the dish after stirring.
• If serving right away, pour approx 1/2 the bottle of dressing onto the cucumber crab mixture and stir, then slowly add more to lightly cover everything. You don't want the noodles sopping wet with dressing, but you want a nice thin coat on everything in the bowl.
• Chill until serving.
• If you are taking this to a pot luck or making it ahead, assemble everything but the dressing and keep refridgerated. Pour the dressing on just before serving.
• Keep dressing handy for left-overs because it tends to get sucked into the noodles if it sits in the fridge for any length of time.
• Optional: For presentation you can decorate with cherry tomatoes on top and sprinkle with dill for garnish.

CUCUMBER AND TOMATO PASTA SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• First of all place your pasta and eggs in a large saucepan and cover in water from the tap. This means you can cook your pasta and eggs together and save on a bit on your gas or electricity bill!
• Place the saucepan on the hob over a moderate heat and bring to a rolling boil. Follow the instructions on the packet of pasta to predict cooking time but both the pasta and eggs should be cooked in about 10 minutes.
• Once both ingredients are cooked through, it's time to drain the pasta and eggs into a colander, then pour over some cold water to cool things down. The cold water will help stop the pasta sticking together. Tip the cold pasta back into the saucepan.
• When the eggs are cool enough to touch, peel away the shell then slice into chunks and add to the pasta in the pan.
• Now add the chopped cucumber and halved cherry tomatoes.
• Measure in the mayonnaise and give the mixture a good stir. Tuck in straight away or store in the fridge until ready to serve.

CUCUMBER SHELL SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse in cold water. In bowl, combine the pasta, peas, cucumber and onion. Add dressing; toss to coat. Cover and chill at least two hours prior to serving. ENJOY!