HURRICANE IRENE'S BAKED CUCUMBERS

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This dish gets its namesake from the storm expected to wreck havoc along the eastern seaboard. Deceptively easy to make, I needed an easy and quick idea for the cucumbers I was forced to harvest from my garden before the storm barreled through. Ideal as a light lunch or appetizer; perfected further if you are sitting at your...

Provided by CHRISTINE REARDON

Categories     Vegetable Appetizers

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 good-sized cucumbers
1 1/2 Tbsp chopped onion
3 Tbsp butter
3/4 c fine dry bread crumbs
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 tsp finely chopped parsley
1 Tbsp chopped celery
1 c tomatoes, cut into pieces

Steps:

  • 1. Wash unpeeled cucumbers well; cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out as much pulp as possible, into a bowl, without breaking the skin.
  • 2. Brown onion in butter; add other ingredients mixed with cucumber pulp. Stirring constantly, cook 5 minutes, until well blended. Place filling in cucumber shells. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for approximately 25 minutes, until shells are soft and mixture is brown on top.

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