What to Do with Cucumbers: 38 Creative Recipes & Easy Ideas

Serve this simple Avocado Soup chilled or at room temperature.

This is a very rustic easy gazpacho recipe. I have been known to put it through a fine mesh strainer when serving at a dinner party to make it smooth. Either way, it’s delicious!

Made with garlic, jalapeno, yogurt, and olive oil, this easy recipe blends up in seconds and has playful and savory flavors.

This creamy cucumber soup is rich, smooth, and full of fresh flavor from cucumber, herbs, and yogurt.

This California roll-inspired imitation crab salad is fresh, filling, and crunchy. Better yet, this nutritious salad option will keep you full for hours.

Easy to assemble but far from basic, this cucumber salad delivers a riot of flavors and textures with snappy cucumbers, velvety peanut sauce, crunchy cilantro-peanut topping and zingy chile oil.

German Cucumber Salad is a refreshing summer salad made with simple ingredients that are a staple in most kitchens! This recipe is easy to make, budget-friendly, and perfect for a potluck, family dinner, or summer cookout.

This Shrimp Avocado Cucumber Salad is loaded with red onions, cucumber, red bell peppers, avocado and sautéd shrimp. Also, it’s tossed with a very light and fresh lemon dressing. Delicious!

This easy Mexican street corn salad with cucumbers is made with frozen corn and cucumbers. It’s served cold with fresh cilantro and vegan parmesan cheese and spicy, canned jalapeños. The creamy dressing is naturally dairy free, but it can be made vegan with one simple swap.

The salad ingredient amounts are only suggestions. Make this salad your own by increasing your favorites and leaving others out! Increase the adobo sauce to make the dressing spicier, if you prefer.

This roasted ginger dressing is smoky, spicy, aromatic, funky, sweet, and complex, making for a very extraordinary, deliciously healthy plum and cucumber salad!

No lettuce goes into this fresh, all-veggie chopped salad. It even keeps well for lunches or light dinners all week long!

Thai Beef Salad (Nam Tok) is made with tender strips of steak tossed in a sweet, sour, spicy dressing with fresh herbs and cucumbers. Cook the steak over the grill or on the stovetop. 

Small fresh Mozzarella cheese balls are delicious when combined with avocado in this easy salad that also features red and yellow cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions.

Easy creamy cucumber salad recipe that’s perfect for barbecues or busy nights. Crisp vegetables soak in a sweet and tangy marinade then get tossed with sour cream and dill dressing. It’s a light summer salad to pair with your favorite protein.

Easy Green Cabbage Cucumber Salad is loaded with fresh green cabbage, crisp cucumbers and fresh herbs. It’s the perfect side dish for potlucks, parties and barbecue. Made with sunflower oil and vinegar, inexpensive and may just become your new favorite side dish.

Eat the rainbow when you dive into this Watermelon Feta Salad with Blueberries and Cucumbers! The most refreshing bite you’ll ever take, this easy side dish recipe is so simple to prepare and is always a hit at every meal.

This easy tabbouleh is the perfect side salad or snack to have kicking around during the warmer months.

A spicy, hearty meal that's a great way to use up your cucumbers!

Cucumber pinwheels, or cucumber and cream cheese sandwich rolls, are always a huge hit, no matter where or when you serve them. Great for picnics, barbecues, school or work packed lunches, afternoon tea or even a light dinner! 

This easy roasted salmon with avocado cucumber salsa is a simple, refreshing way to prepare salmon in under 30 minutes.

Cucumber sushi is an easy recipe to put together with friends and family. It's easily adaptable to any diet or taste preferences, and a fun twist on sushi.

These spicy sesame noodles won’t last long. They’re creamy, crunchy, chewy and deliciously spicy.

These Moroccan chicken meatballs are going to become a new go-to! They’re easy to make, packed with so much good flavor thanks to Spice Tribe’s Moroccan spice blend, and they’re topped with a very exciting parsley yogurt sauce. It’s a dish that’s fresh in flavor and good for you, too.

These easy Tuna Lettuce Wraps have creamy tuna salad and a sprinkle of fresh veggies, all wrapped up in a fresh lettuce leaf for an easy weekday lunch.

These delicious Korean Meatball Sliders are a 15-minute dish that your family will devour! Perfect for an easy dinner or a tasty appetizer.

This Cucumber Margarita is incredibly refreshing and tastes so good! Add jalapeño for a little spice or enjoy it as-is.

Cucumber Lime Mocktail is a refreshing non-alcoholic Summer mocktail made with cucumbers, lime, and carbonated mineral water.

This Cucumber Melon Spritzer pairs fresh cucumbers, cantaloupe, cucumber vodka, and sparkling water for a satisfyingly light cocktail.

Enjoy this refreshing cucumber water recipe infused with fresh orange slices, mint and lime. Orange cucumber lime water is easy to make and sip all day!

This is a super easy and quick appetizer recipe that also tastes delicious!

These spicy blackened shrimp have the heat of blackening seasoning that's offset by the cool, crispy crunch of the cucumbers. A fantastic appetizer that's both easy and elegant!

Homemade Tzatziki sauce is an easy recipe that's perfect as a topping or dipping sauce.

Easy to make, these baked salt and vinegar cucumber chips are a healthier low carb snack. Plus they're low in calories which makes them almost guilt-free!

These easy Bacon Ranch Stuffed Cucumbers are a delicious snack and they are super easy to make! They're a good match for the Keto diet but delicious enough for everyone.

These little bites have just five ingredients and are naturally gluten-free. Perfect little game day bites!

Making refrigerator pickles is incredibly simple - no sterilizing jars required. Try green beans, cauliflower, bell peppers, jalapeños or onions, too!

These quick and easy homemade Garlic and Dill 24-Hour Refrigerator Pickles are fresh, crisp, tangy with a hint of sweet, and packed with flavor. No canning required!