Curried Cucumbers Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine first seven ingredients. Toss with cucumbers and onion slices. Chill 2-3 hours. , Stir just before serving. Adjust salt and pepper to taste; garnish with parsley if desired.

Steps:

• Place the couscous in a medium bowl. Melt the butter in the boiling water and pour over the couscous. Cover tightly and allow the couscous to soak for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, vinegar, curry, turmeric, salt, and pepper. Pour over the fluffed couscous, and mix well with a fork. Add the carrots, parsley, currants, almonds, scallions, and red onions, mix well, and season to taste. Serve at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a small skillet, then add the curry powder, salt, and cayenne and cook, stirring constantly, until aromatic, about 30 seconds.
• Toss the cashews with the curry butter on a baking sheet, spread the nuts in a single layer. Bake until the nuts are hot and shiny, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

Steps:

• Puree the English cucumber with vinegar in a blender until smooth.
• Add sesame oil and blend until emulsified.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat shrimp dry and sprinkle with curry powder and salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat 1 tablespoons vegetable oil in a 12" nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
• saute shrimp in 2 batches, turning them until golden brown and just cooked through, 2-3 minutes, (if necessary, add more oil to the skillet for the second batch.).
• Transfer shrimp to a plate to cool.
• Serve the shrimp at room temperature with vinaigrette and sliced cucumber sticks for dipping.

Steps:

• Purée cucumber with vinegar in a blender until very smooth. Add sesame oil and blend until emulsified. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pat shrimp dry and sprinkle with curry powder and salt and pepper to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp in 2 batches, turning them, until golden brown and just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. (If necessary, add more vegetable oil to skillet for second batch.) Transfer shrimp to a plate to cool.
• Serve shrimp at room temperature with vinaigrette for dipping.