{"id":13835,"date":"2019-07-11T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=13835"},"modified":"2019-07-03T12:25:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T16:25:08","slug":"creative-cucumber-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2019\/07\/11\/creative-cucumber-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Cucumber Dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/15161839261480441110clipart-of-a-cut-up-cucumber.med_.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13836\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered what to do with cucumbers besides\ntossing them in a salad or serving them with a dip? Chef Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD\noffers some quick suggestions including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pur\u00e9e cucumbers in a blender or food processor, mix with\nlime juice, and add chili powder if you like. Freeze the mixture as ice cubes\nfor beverages or white wine, or use it as a refreshing sorbet or individual\npopsicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blend ripe avocados until smooth, thin with some soy or\nalmond milk, stir in minced cucumbers, and add either chopped grapes or mangoes\nfor a creamy, cold soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the entire article here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2018issue3\/2018_issue3_cooking_tips.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/journal\/vj2018issue3\/2018_issue3_cooking_tips.php<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered what to do with cucumbers besides tossing them in a salad or serving them with a dip? Chef Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD offers some quick suggestions including: Pur\u00e9e cucumbers in a blender or food processor, mix with lime juice, and add chili powder if you like. Freeze the mixture as ice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13837,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13835\/revisions\/13837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}