Italian Cucumber Bread Recipes

MID-SUMMER ITALIAN BREAD SALAD

Steps:

• Rub a peeled clove of garlic around a wooden salad bowl.
• Pull apart or chop the bread into bite-size pieces.
• In the prepared salad bowl, combine the bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, garlic, basil and thyme. Add enough olive oil and vinegar to lightly coat, toss and serve.

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES III

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayonnaise and Italian dressing mix. Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, or preferably overnight.
• Spread the cream cheese blend onto slices of French bread. Top with a cucumber slice, and sprinkle with dill. You can make as many or few as you like. the cream cheese mixture keeps for about a week in the refrigerator so you can make them over and over again!

ITALIAN CUCUMBER SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise and dressing powder together well and refrigerate overnight.
• Place mixture in a zipper bag and cut a corner off.
• Squeeze a dollop on each slice of bread.
• Use the cucumber slice to smoosh the mayo mixture on each slice of bread.

CREAMY ITALIAN CUCUMBER/ RYE BREAD SPREAD

Steps:

• Slice the cucmber into thin slices and set aside.
• Allow cream cheese to come to soften and then mix the dry italian dressing mix into the softened cream cheese.
• Refreigerate for 1 hour to allow the flavors to blend.
• Spread 1 tsp of cream cheese mix onto a slice of party rye and top with a cucumber.
• Bet you can't eat just one!

CUCUMBER SANDWICHES I

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix whipped cream cheese and dry Italian-style dressing mix. Spread equal portions of the mixture on slices of the cocktail rye bread. Top each with a slice of cucumber.

CUCUMBER NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray 2 5x9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Place shredded cucumbers into a colander and let drain for about 30 minutes.
• Stir eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla extract, drained cucumber, and pecans together in a large bowl. Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves in a separate bowl. Stir dry ingredients into the cucumber mixture until batter is thoroughly combined. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let loaves cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing from pans to finish cooling on wire racks.

ITALIAN CUCUMBER BREAD

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, mayo, and dressing mix in mixing bowl until well blended.
• Spread mixture onto sliced bread.
• Top with sliced or shaved cucumber, serve.