Crushed cucumbers with lime pickle and coconut is a traditional Indian dish that is both refreshing and flavorful. It is a great way to use up leftover cucumbers, and it can be served as an appetizer, side dish, or even a main course. The combination of crunchy cucumbers, tangy lime pickle, and sweet coconut creates a unique and delicious dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!
CRUSHED CUCUMBERS WITH LIME PICKLE AND COCONUT
Categories Herb Side Lime Coconut Cucumber Bon Appétit Sugar Conscious Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Crush cucumber in a medium bowl with your hands until almost falling apart. Add lime pickle and toss to combine; season with salt.
- Divide among bowls; top with mint, dill, chili oil, and fried garlic and MSG, if using. Spoon coconut milk around.
SPICY SMASHED CUCUMBERS WITH LIME, HONEY AND CROUTONS
Smashing cucumbers instead of slicing them gives the flesh an appealing rough surface, the better to bond with any dressings you dream up. In this salad, from the Manhattan restaurant Superiority Burger, the cold crunchy cucumbers are bound in a creamy lime-spiked yogurt that the chef who invented it, Julia Goldberg, calls "fiercely acidic." It's a great combination, and the sweet heat of chile honey and crunch of breadsticks make each mouthful interesting. At Superiority Burger, nutty brown rice is added to the salad for yet another dimension of flavor and texture; the effect is like a rich chicken salad or egg salad, but this is vegetarian and more nutritious over all.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories salads and dressings, side dish
Time 45m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Rinse cucumbers and pat dry. Cut crosswise into pieces about 4 inches long. Cut each piece in half lengthwise.
- On a work surface, place a piece of cucumber (or several) cut side down. Lay the blade of a large knife flat on top the cucumber and smash down lightly with your other hand. The skin will begin to crack, the flesh will break down and the seeds will separate. Repeat until the whole piece is smashed. Break or slice diagonally into bite-size pieces, leaving the seeds behind.
- Place the cucumber pieces in a strainer and toss with a big pinch of salt and a big pinch of sugar. Place a plastic bag filled with ice on top of the cucumbers to serve as a weight and place the strainer over a bowl. Let drain 15 to 30 minutes on the counter, or in the refrigerator until ready to serve, up to 4 hours.
- Make the dressing: In a bowl, mix yogurt, lime zest and juice, vinegar, oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the pepper. This mixture should taste fiercely acidic and quite salty; add salt and vinegar as needed. Keep refrigerated.
- If making the spicy honey, combine hot sauce and honey in a small bowl and stir well until smooth.
- If making the croutons, toast the breadstick pieces in a toaster oven or skillet. Drizzle with olive oil and stir occasionally, until golden and crunchy.
- When ready to serve, shake cucumbers well to drain off any remaining liquid and transfer to a bowl. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and toss. Add scallions and half of the dressing and toss gently. Keep adding dressing until cucumbers are well coated but not drowned.
- Serve immediately. For each serving, scoop a large spoonful of cucumbers into a bowl, drizzle with spicy honey and sprinkle with a handful of croutons.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 90, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 18 grams, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 485 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
OLD SOUTH CUCUMBER LIME PICKLES
These are from the back of a jar of Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime, but they are delicious!!! My grandma used to make these every year and I make them now just so I can make her potato salad with them. It's just not the same any other way. The original recipe does not call for the green food coloring, but you just HAVE to have it, at least that's how it is in my house. The yeild and times are approximate. Hope you enjoy! :P
Provided by 2SpiceItUp
Categories Vegetable
Time P2D
Yield 4-6 quarts, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Soak clean cucumbers in water and lime mixture in crockery or enamel ware for 2 hours or overnight. Do not use aluminum ware.
- Remove sliced cucumbers from lime water. Discard lime water. Rinse 3 times in fresh cold water. Soak 3 hours in ice water.
- combine vinegar, sugar, salt and mixed pickling spices in a large pot. Bring to a low boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove syrup from heat ad add sliced cucumbers. Soak 5-6 hours or overnight.
- Boil slices in the syrup 35 minutes. Fill sterilized jars with hot slices. Pour hot syrup over the slices, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Cap each jar when filled.
- Process pints 10 minutes, quarts 15 minutes in a boiling water bath canner.
- Test jars for airtight seals according to manufacturer's instructions. Refrigerate unsealed jars.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1752.9, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 1806.9, Carbohydrate 428.9, Fiber 4, Sugar 413.1, Protein 5.2
CUCUMBER LIME PICKLES
Make and share this Cucumber Lime Pickles recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nancy Sneed
Categories Canning
Time P2DT9h35m
Yield 6-8 pints
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Soak the cucumbers lime and water in enamel or crockery for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
- (Do not use Aluminum Ware).
- Remove from lime water and rinse in 3 cool waters.
- Soak 3 additional hours in ice and water.
- Remove carefully to drain.
- Mix syrup ingredients and stir until dissolved.
- Pour over the cucumbers.
- Let set 5 or 6 hours or overnight.
- Add pickling spices to taste.
- (Use whole cloves or allspice).
- Boil mixture for 35 minutes.
- Fill sterilized jars with cucumber slices and pour syrup over cucumbers leaving 0.125 inch head space.
- Seal jars.
- If syrup does not cover cucumbers while boiling, mix partial recipe of syrup and add it.
Tips:
- Choose cucumbers that are firm and have a deep green color.
- Slice the cucumbers thinly and evenly so that they pickle evenly.
- Use a sharp knife to slice the cucumbers to avoid bruising them.
- If you don't have lime pickle, you can substitute lemon pickle or another sour pickle.
- Adjust the amount of chili powder and salt to your taste.
- Serve the crushed cucumbers immediately or chill them for later.
Conclusion:
Crushed cucumbers with lime pickle and coconut is a refreshing and flavorful side dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy side dish, give this recipe a try!
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