Does anyone have a cucumber dressing. I like eating my garden cucumbers with this dressing, and want to make my own.
Cucumber Cream Dressing
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
dash cayenne
1/4 tsp salt
dash white pepper
3/4 cup grated cucumer, drained
Stir lemon juice gradually into whipped cream; add seasonings and cucumber.
Serve with fish or aspic. Serves 12.
Cucumber Dressing - Use 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 1/2 cup whipped cream.
French Dressing
1 cup olive or salad oil
1/4 cup vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
few grains cayenne
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp chopped parsley
Combine and beat or shake thoroughly before using.
Makes 1-1/4 cups.
Variations using 1 cup French Dressing as a foundation:
Cucumber: Add 3 tbsp grated cucumber and 1 tbsp chopped chives
Anchovy: Add 2 tbsp anchovy paste or mashed anchovies and 1 tbsp pearl onions
Chive: Add 1 tbsp chopped chives, minced shallot or onion
Cottage Cheese: Add 3 tbsp cottage cheese and 1 tbsp chopped chives
Fine Herbs: Add 1 tbsp each minced parsley, watercress, chervil and basil
Garlic - Rub bowl with crushed clove garlic
Ginger Ale: Use 2 tbsp each vinegar and ginger ale
Horseradish: Add 1 tsp prepared horseradish
Tarragon: Use 1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
Tomato: Add 1 cup tomato juice; 1/2 clove garlic, minced; and 1 tbsp confectioners’ sugar
Vinaigrette: Add 1 tbsp chopped chives, 1 tbsp chopped sweet pickles and 1 tsp chopped capers
White wine: Use 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
Mustard: Add 2 tsp prepared mustard to Garlic French Dressing
Chive: Add 1 tbsp chopped chives, minced shallot or onion
Caper: Add 1/3 cup minced capers
Thanks for the recipes, but maybe I can use half&half cream instead of whipping cream.
Aline has posted some yummy recipies but here’s a simple Cucumber dressing that we like,
To … 1/2 cup of Miracle Whip, mix in aprox. 1 TBS of sugar
and enough milk to make it creamy, couple TBS…pour over sliced cukes and onions and enjoy…Cowgirl