Today's Brilliant Idea: Cucumber Salsa

 

 

When you grow cucumbers in your garden, you usually run out of ideas for what to do with ALL those cucumbers you get in a season...you can only make so many jars of pickles! The bad thing about cucumbers versus summer squash, like zucchini, is that you CANNOT freeze it for later use. I saw a recipe for cucumber salsa online, via a friend's Facebook post, and it sounded easy-peasy!

 

I "tweaked" the original recipe I found online; it's pretty simple to prepare and can be modified to your liking! Here's what I threw together the other night:

 

Cucumber Salsa 

 

2 cups finely chopped cucumber (peeled and seeded)

1 cup finely chopped tomato

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

a handful of fresh cilantro, chopped

a sprinkling of garlic powder

 a splash or two of lime juice

1/4 cup, or so, ranch dressing (you can also use sour cream or plain yogurt)

sea salt, to taste

 

Optional additions: minced jalapeno pepper or ground cumin

 

Lightly toss all ingredients together in a bowl and serve with tortilla chips - or over grilled salmon, like I did!