Recipes with Cucumber

Used raw here for crunch and cooling contrast against heat. Salting the slices for a few minutes draws out water and keeps them crisp rather than limp.

15 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Vietnamese, Korean, Nigerian, Malaysian, Greek, Dutch, Norwegian, Chinese and Japanese kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.

Banh Mi🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 20 minBibimbap🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 minChapman🇳🇬 Nigerian · ⏱️ 10 minCom Tam🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 minHainanese Chicken Rice🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minHoriatiki Salad🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 10 minKapsalon🇳🇱 Dutch · ⏱️ 30 minNasi Lemak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 minOvnsbakt Laks🇳🇴 Norwegian · ⏱️ 35 minPeking Duck🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ variesRojak Buah🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 15 minSatay Kajang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr marinatingSteamed Bao Buns🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ variesSushi Platter🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 50 minTzatziki🇬🇷 Greek · ⏱️ 10 min + chilling