hurricane irene's baked cucumbers

(1 rating)
Recipe by
CHRISTINE REARDON
SETAUKET, NY

This dish gets its namesake from the storm expected to wreck havoc along the eastern seaboard. Deceptively easy to make, I needed an easy and quick idea for the cucumbers I was forced to harvest from my garden before the storm barreled through. Ideal as a light lunch or appetizer; perfected further if you are sitting at your kitchen table with a glass of wine and a good magazine, gazing out the window as your husband battles the storm's ferocity, scurrying to secure the patio furniture and potted plants.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 25 Min

Ingredients For hurricane irene's baked cucumbers

  • 3
    good-sized cucumbers
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    chopped onion
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3/4 c
    fine dry bread crumbs
  • 1/2 tsp
    sea salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    finely chopped parsley
  • 1 Tbsp
    chopped celery
  • 1 c
    tomatoes, cut into pieces

How To Make hurricane irene's baked cucumbers

  • 1
    Wash unpeeled cucumbers well; cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out as much pulp as possible, into a bowl, without breaking the skin.
  • 2
    Brown onion in butter; add other ingredients mixed with cucumber pulp. Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes, until well blended. Place filling in cucumber shells. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for approximately 25 minutes, until shells are soft and mixture is brown on top.

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