5 middle east cucumber Recipes

plain yogurt, cucumber, peeled and sliced, salt, garlic clove, minced, fresh mint or 1 tsp dried mint

eggplants (aubergines, 1 lb in all), salt, onion, olive oil (be sure to use a good 1!), tomatoes, peeled and chopped, salt, fresh ground black pepper, parsley, chopped, fresh mint, chopped, basmati rice, chicken stock, paper towels, yogurt , for serving (or cucumber salad with (middle east, palestine) which is even better)

tomatoes, seeded and cut into small chunk sized pieces, cucumbers, seeded and cut into small chunk sized pieces, garlic cloves, minced, tahini, lemon, juiced, water, mint, chopped, olive oil (to garnish ), salt to taste and if necessary

tomatoes, cucumber, garlic cloves, crushed, lemons , juice of, tahini, olive oil, salt, pepper