Cucumber in the freezer - that's unusual. And still very debatable. Many hostesses who at least once frozen this vegetable, you know that after defrosting cucumber looks quite presentable. What to do - refuse to freeze? In no case.
If you do this in a year in the country has matured a good harvest cucumbers, be sure to try them and freeze, and make meals that are gathered for you a culinary version of the site Kolobok.ua.
The first way - in the cup. You can chop a vegetable grater, put in a disposable cup, cover with cling film and send it in the freezer.
Where to use:cucumbers, frozen can thus be thawed and added to okroshka, tarator sauce.
Sauce "taste of summer": 200 ml natural yogurt mix with 50g cucumber, add 20 ml of lemon juice, salt and sugar to taste. All we alter the sauce and dressed with vegetable salad.
Method two - cubes.Cucumber cut into cubes. Dish or board blanketed cling film, spread cucumber cubes and send in the freezer for 3 hours. Then pull out the cucumber, is poured into the bag, tying and sent for storage in the freezer until the winter.
Where to use: in salads (including, and "Olivier"), soups.
Cucumber salad "Emerald". Thawed cucumbers, water is drained. For vegetables add 1-2 tbsp. l. cream, 50 g of finely chopped salted salmon, salt to taste. Stir. Salad ready.
Method three - cucumber juice.Freezing so you can use cucumber juice. To this end, vegetables are passed through a juicer. If not, you can grate cucumber grated and otzhit juice with gauze. Then pour the juice of molds for ice.
Where to use: cucumber juice obtained from staggering masks that tighten the skin, form an oval face, decrease the number of wrinkles. That is, after the effect of such a mask similar to lymphatic drainage massage.
Mask "Super Rejuvenation". Thaw frozen cucumber juice (you will need 1 tbsp. l.), add 2 aspirins and 1 tbsp. l. chamomile decoction. The resulting mass is rubbed into the skin with gentle movements. After 1 minutes mask wash off with warm water, using cotton pads or cosmetic sponge.
