first fruit

[redbird]

I harvested the first cucumber from my garden this morning, and we had it for lunch. It was good -- not astounding, but better than I've been getting from the supermarket.

Another day in the sun would have been good for it, but I was impatient. I'm going to give the next two more time to ripen, and hope for sunshine tomorrow or Sunday.

Comments

[minoanmiss]

yay fruit!

[cmcmck]

Yum!

What did you do with your cucumber?

[redbird]

I sprinkled some seasoned salt on it and we ate it. If I get enough cucumbers at once, I will make tzatziki, but given that neither cattitude nor adrian_turtle can eat yogurt, that's lower priority than it used to be.

[minoanmiss]

I wonder if you could make tzatziki with soy yogurt or silken tofu.

I currently have a cucumber, sliced translucently on my paddle slicer, soaking in rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and two kinds of ginger. I hope it comes out well.

[redbird]

That sounds interesting; please let me know how it comes out.

[minoanmiss]

Oh I forgot to tell you, it's gingery and delicious!

[otter]

ooh, that marinating cucumber sounds really good, and I'm not allergic to any of the ingredients. I sure wish I had some in the garden.

[cmcmck]

That sounds good enough to me! :o)

[redbird]

The seasoned salt is a Penzey's blend ("4S") that we first tried because they were giving away free small jars as samples. I've found some good things that way, and been disappointed by others, and only talk samples I think I might use.

The ingredients are sea salt, black pepper, [sweet] paprika, turmeric, "extractives" of paprika, black pepper, celery, rosemary, and thyme, sugar, onion, and garlic.

[cmcmck]

Nice!

I tend to be a bit of a traditionalist with cucumber and usually create a vinaigrette from my many versions (I have an egg allergy so vinegars are a must for dressings).

[adrian_turtle]

If you are the only one eating the tzatziki, it should be easier for you to harvest "enough cucumbers at once" to make it.

[redbird]

True; I just want there to be cucumber left for cattitude and me to eat by itself or in a salad with a non-dairy dressing.

[st_aurafina]

Fresh cucumber is so good!! Mmm.

[therealsnape]

How satisfactory, to have something that you've grown in your own garden!