"Cool as a cucumber" may refer to a state of being, but the analogy stems from the refreshing crunch of a fresh, cold cucumber. Cucumbers are most often found as a raw ingredient in recipes like cold ...

Hoping to enjoy cucumbers during the off-season? Here's how you can grow this vegetable from the comfort of your own home.

Cucumbers usually show up in salads, chilled, crunchy, and raw. But Martha Stewart suggests a warm, sautéed version that unlocks a different kind of texture and flavour. Whether your garden yield is ...

The cucumber’s fresh crunch has gone, but in its place is something more substantial to deliver a smoky, savory flavor. By Yotam Ottolenghi There’s nothing more pointless, you might say, than grilling ...

Fun fact: Cucumbers are actually fruits. But like tomatoes, they're prepared and eaten as vegetables. Their juicy, almost thirst-quenching texture is a staple in summery Mediterranean-leaning salads, ...

When 90 degree temperatures and drenching humidity are invoking plenty of sweat, irritability and heat exhaustion, it’s time to cool the body and mind down with something extra refreshing and ...

We've all had (or at least heard of) cucumber in various types of salad, but Julia Child liked to serve and dress them in ...

We eat a lot of cucumbers, most often served raw and crunchy to impart a refreshing quality to a meal. Does “cool as a cucumber” ring a bell? Hardly do we ever cook them ― but we can, and we should.