Cucumber

How to select

Choose firm, well shaped cucumbers with dark green color, heavy for size.

How to store

Refrigerate cucumbers in plastic bag up to 1 week.

Peak season

Ways to use

• Eat them raw as a snack, on a salad, in a soup, cooked, baked, or put them into dips.
• Mix in thin slices of peeled, seeded cucumber for a cool, smooth addition to coleslaw.
• Add some crunch to your lunch by stuffing them into a pita, tortilla, or sandwich.
• Include cucumbers in your favorite pasta salad for a cool meal on a warm day.

Did you know...

• Ever wonder where the saying “cool as a cucumber” comes from? The inside of a cucumber is approximately 20° F cooler than the outside.
• Cucumbers are members of the gourd family, along with melons, pumpkins and squash.
• The biggest cucumber on record was 67 inches long and weighed 154 pounds.