Now that it’s summer, I keep seeing recipes for cucumber salads.  They look light and refreshing and all, but you know what I really need?  Bacon. Yes, like many people I’m a bacon fanatic and I believe it really could be added to anything. In fact, last Christmas my family got my bacon lip gloss.  Surprisingly, you can’t add bacon flavor to lip gloss.  Well, you can, but you shouldn’t.  However, you really can’t go wrong adding bacon to a recipe, am I right?

There’s something about pairing the saltiness of bacon with the refreshing lightness of cucumbers that really drives a one-two punch for this recipe.  You’ll get the feeling of a traditional cucumber salad, but a salty flavor that will WOW your taste buds.  Perhaps it’s your body knowing how good for you cucumbers are, but how sinful bacon can be.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Simply Healthy Home.

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Quick Tip – Prepare all ingredients before hand, but heat the bacon and stir into salad right before serving for a fun warm/cold mixture.

Fresh cucumbers and juicy tomatoes join together to make this light refreshing dish perfect for a summer day!

I love everything about summer. Warm days, flip flops, shorts, and tan lines. Nothing makes me happier. Add some friends to the mix and you’ve got perfection! And what could more perfect than a cookout with friends on a warm summer day? Absolutely nothing! Throw in this tasty light dish and you’ll be the queen of summer cookouts.

Recipe and photo courtesy Gerlinde in Washington.

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Quick Tip: Italian dressing can be used in the place of olive oil and lime juice.

Summer is just around the corner and with that comes garden fresh vegetables like cucumbers. We typically have an overabundance of cukes here on the farm so naturally, we make lots of creamy cucumber salad! This cool and herby salad is a huge hit as a side dish during dinner or served alone as an entree at lunch. Both young and old always enjoy slapping a healthy helping of this favorite summertime salad on their plate.

One of the best parts of making this dish is that if you’re like us, you’ll have most of these ingredients growing in your backyard. If you have always thought about maintaining a garden but have never done so, now’s the time to take the plunge. Just think of all the amazing cucumber salad you’ll get to have!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Spend With Pennies.

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