cucumber
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Pair it with colorful summer sides like corn and avocado salad, broccoli slaw or cucumber kimchi, and it will feel nothing like Thanksgiving 2.0.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
It’s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
His original recipe—featuring a sliced cucumber, soy sauce, MSG, sesame oil, sugar and a few other ingredients—has been viewed more than 12 million times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"Now we get a loaf of bread and a cucumber," they calculated, noting that a cucumber costs 100 points and a seeded bloomer costs 150.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I have never once worried that a cucumber I grew from seed would kill me if I ate it.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
My current favorite combines apples, pears, ginger and cucumbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Significant numbers of sea cucumbers - which can bury themselves under the sand to escape fishing gear - have been observed in the recovery zone.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
I like making homemade cottage cheese tzatziki with grated cucumbers, diced mint, fresh dill, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic powder and salt.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
He shoved the sliced cucumbers away and took a pickled herring.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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