Cucumber

Eggs on toast with quick-pickled veg and marinated feta.

Whether it’s part of a Japanese breakfast or a classic bagel spread, smoked fish is never a bad idea.

Roasting fish fillets that have been oiled and seasoned is a fail-safe, hands-off technique with big flavor payoff.

This recipe is inspired by Gado-gado, a colorful and crunchy Indonesian salad, made with a wide array of raw and cooked vegetables (and sometimes noodles). The dressing is usually peanut-based, but we used cashews. Feel free to try another tender nut such as pistachios or pecans instead.

The easiest—and most delicious—homemade falafel recipe that ever was.

Seriously: No sharp objects necessary. Your life is about to get a lot crunchier.

A beef-and-cucumber dish that you never saw coming.

Never cooked cucumbers before? This recipe should convince you to give the method a try, especially when they’re quickly tossed in a hot pan and kept crisp, as they are here.

Think of this as a salad sandwiched between two slices of bread.

We ever-so-slightly updated a hippie classic.

Think of the cucumber as a crunchy and spicy relish that somehow makes fried fish even better. 

A savory salad with peaches and cucumbers, so weird that it works. Perfectly.

This zippy, herbaceous drinkable soup is like a trip to the farmers’ market in a glass.

Keeping the garlic whole and removing once it has added enough flavor will keep the flavor more mild, but if you want more of a punch, grate it before adding and leave it in.

TBH, you can sub in any raw veg, oil, or cheese you feel like. This salad's a no-brainer.

A simple recipe that will make you wonder why you never made raw fish at home before.

Even the most skeptical celery eaters will be surprised by the cool, sweet, crunchy, and savory flavors that are packed into this side dish recipe.

This is the future of fruit salad—with avocado, herbs, a little spice, and peak season peaches.

The food processor is your friend when making these salmon burgers, but the key is to make sure the salmon isn't too smooth when processing so the patties can hold their shape.

Crushing and smashing green beans and cucumbers sounds crazy, but it creates nooks and crannies to soak up as much umami-rich miso sauce as possible. And this is a dressing you'll want a lot of.

A kicky chile-lime dressing wakes up your weeknight salmon.

While this cooling yogurt sauce recipe is welcome alongside spicy foods, it is also amazing slathered on flatbreads or spooned over basmati rice.

Sabich, a popular Israeli street food, is a pita-busting combination of a bunch of great appetizers.

Let’s not have a big fight about this: The MSG might not be essential, but just a tiny bit does magical things to these cukes.