Cucumber Nachos Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the ground beef with onions; cook stirring until meat is no longer pink. Drain all fat well. Continue to cook until the meat is well browned, about 4-5 minutes longer. Pour contents of taco seasoning pack into meat and add water as directed on the package. Continue to cook according to package directions.
• Add in the refried beans and salsa. Cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
• Add in 3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese; stir until melted.
• Place the tortilla chips on a large serving platter.
• Top with ground beef mixture, then sprinkle the top of the HOT ground beef mixture with about 1-1/2 cups (or to taste) grated cheddar cheese.
• Top with sour cream, green onions, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and sliced black olives.
• Serve hot or warm.

Steps:

• Arrange a mixture of 2 varieties of corn chips on a very large platter or use your broiler pan as a platter.
• Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside for flavors to marry.
• Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and saute 2 minutes, then add meat and crumble with wooden spoon. Season meat with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce. Cook meat 5 minutes, then stir in beans and reduce heat to low.
• In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and add flour to it. Cook flour and butter 1 to 2 minutes over moderate heat, then whisk in milk. When milk comes to a bubble, stir in cheese with a wooden spoon. Remove cheese sauce from the heat.
• Pour cheese sauce evenly over the massive spread of chips and top evenly with beef and beans and the pico de gallo. UBER NACHOS! Serve immediately as is or, garnish with your choice of extra toppings from the toppings list.

Steps:

• Combine the pineapple, cucumber, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve the salsa with tortilla chips.

Steps:

• Put the salsa in a strainer to remove some of the liquid.
• Peel and slice the cucumber.
• Put the slices of cucumber into the bottom of a 9x13 pan, without overlapping.
• Discard the extra salsa liquid.
• Put about 1 teaspoons of salsa on each cucumber slice.
• Sprinkle the tops of the cucumbers with the cheese.
• Put about 1 teaspoons of sour cream on top of each slice.
• Serve cold.

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water and simmer until beef mixture has thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread tortilla chips on the prepared baking sheet; top with Cheddar cheese and dot with refried beans and ground beef mixture.
• Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, watching carefully to prevent burning, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Top nachos with salsa, sour cream, black olives, green onions, and jalapeno peppers.

Steps:

• Using fork, mash avocado, lime juice, garlic and jalapeño in small bowl until almost smooth. Season guacamole with salt and pepper.
• Divide guacamole among all bread slices, spreading evenly (guacamole will be thinly spread). Place 5 tomato slices atop guacamole on each of 4 bread slices. Top each with 4 cucumber slices, then 2 onion slices, then cilantro. Top with remaining 4 bread slices, guacamole side down, pressing lightly. Cut sandwiches in half. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Wrap in plastic; chill.)

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook meat and onion until meat is brown.
• Drain fat.
• Add taco seasoning, cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomato sauce.
• Bring to a boil and reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Line individual plates with chips.
• Spoon beef mix on top on chips.
• Top with lettuce, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber and olives.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Add salsa and sour cream if desired.
• Serve.

Steps:

• Mix red onion with lime juice in a bowl; set side to marinate at least 10 minutes. Stir olive oil into mixture.
• Toss watermelon, baby cucumbers, and feta cheese together in a large bowl. Pour the red onion mixture over the watermelon mixture; toss to coat. Sprinkle mint over the salad; toss.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the cucumbers, tomatoes, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, onion, garlic, lime juice, parsley, cilantro, dill, and salt. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve with tortilla chips.

Steps:

• Combine water, tangerine slices, cucumber slices, and thyme sprigs in a 32-ounce mason jar or pitcher. Stir gently.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss cucumber and watermelon with lime juice, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Serve immediately.