No Cucumbers For You!

I thought we were going to get cukes this week, so I found a bunch of recipes online that I wanted to try. Unfortunately we didn't get any, so I'll have to try them in the future (or I guess I could just buy some at the grocery store....). Tell me what you think!

Cold Cucumber Soup (Red Fire Farm)

INGREDIENTS:

- 5-6 cucumbers (peel if desired)
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 Tbs. chopped dill
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp minced mint
- 1 Tbs vinegar
- black pepper to taste

PREPARATION:

Place all but one cucumber in the blender and process until smooth. Chop remaining cucumber and add. Chill.

Other ideas:

• Cucumber-Mint Ice Cream
• Cucumber-Avocado Salsa
• Cucumber Chips with Zippy Dill Dip
• Chilled Cucumber Soup with Yogurt and Fresh Mint
• Sweet Corn and Cucumber Salad with Goat Cheese
• Tomato, Melon and Cucumber Salad
• Pineapple-Cucumber Gazpacho