Prosciutto, Sour Cream & Feta Stuffed Cucumbers
Stuffed Cucumbers Recipe
Our garden cucumbers this year are slightly *better* than last year, but still they’re struggling a bit. The leaves seem to die off and brown rather quickly, but they’re flowering well. What does make to fruit results in such crunchy and fresh cucumbers! If anyone has any advice about our browning leaves, we’d love to hear from you. So what we have been able to collect this year have been wonderful and to count, we harvested seven cucumbers! Five more than last year!
Cucumbers are so fresh, crispy and refreshing. Our house is rarely ever without cucumbers because they add the perfect crunch and texture to last minute salads, sandwiches and rice paper spring rolls . We’re testing some new recipes for upcoming garden parties and decided to play with a batch of stuffed cucumbers. They’re so perfect for parties and make great bite sized appetizers. The filling for the stuffed cucumbers that we came up with has sour cream instead of cream cheese because we wanted something light and tangy. Season these cute little bites of crunchy freshness with extra paprika for added color and smoky bite. You and your guests will be quite pleased with these at your next gathering. You can’t eat just one of these addicting stuffed cucumbers. Make sure you have about 2-3 per guest!
Stuffed Cucumber Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Large English Cucumber , chilled and sliced in 1/2-1" thick coins
- 3/4 cup (100g) Feta Cheese , crumbled
- 1/3 cup (40g) Roasted Nuts , finely chopped
- 2 Tablespoons (30ml) Sour Cream
- 1 Slice Prosciutto , cut into 1"x1/2" strips
- Dill , in 1/2" pieces to garnish
- Lemon Wedges , to serve on the side
Instructions
- Combine feta, nuts, and sour cream in a bowl. Have prosciutto and dill prepped and ready.
- Core out some of the cucumber coins' centers. Fill with a dollop of feta mix. Garnish each stuffed cucumber coin with a slice of prosciutto and a sprig of dill.
- Serve with wedges of lemon for individual squeezing.
this looks so good!
Awesome! What a wonderful idea! I just tried this with a different filling and loved it! Thanks so much! 🙂 Cheers! sheila
I know tomorrow we launch in to corn but here is my last bit of love for the cucumber…for now 🙂
They must be delicious! Love the presentation, so pretty and colorful.
LL
I’ve got to say, this is one of my favorites of this week! I can’t wait to see your corn inspiration….
OMG! this looks so yum!!!
I’m late joining the party but these are beautiful and delicious. Made them last weekend for a birthday and they were a hit!
Great recipe, and I love the photography! We’re still learning in that area, and hope to have pictures like this of our food someday.
Hi WORC:
These look wonderful. I love anything that contains goat cheese and proscuitto! My cucumbers are already done (we live and garden in Florida), but last night I made fresh figs, halved and stuffed with goat cheese and wrapped in proscuitto. Pop them in the oven until the proscuitto is crisp and the figs are just a little warm.
Anyway, I digress from the cucumber subject! We grew Japanese Long Cucumbers this summer, and they were the best and most productive cucumbers we have ever grown. Very productive, they grow a foot or so long, and they are crispy and flavorful. I will definitely plant them again. We produced enough to make a big batch of pickles, lots of salads, and even cucumber water (very refreshing).
Love your garden, it’s such an inspiration!
Looks so so refreshing and delish. My family here don’t like cucumber, i think i will do with small tomatoes that they would love it. Ot i can do half cucumber and half tomato so all are happy 🙂
I’m loving the idea of this stuffed cucumber appetizer! Made it with some cheddar cheese spread and it was awesome 1
Wish I could have your Summer Fest Cukes right now!
Diane and Todd, I’ve heard so many amazing things about your garden from Jen Yu. I don’t know where you both find the time to tend to it so wonderfully.
Love this gorgeous appetizer!
Your stuffed cucumbers look amazing!
They look so pretty. Congrats on your 7 cucs! We have a blueberry bush and this was the first year it fruited and we got 10 blueberries! Soooo exciting to see a garden grow!
Did you know if you leave a cucumber on the vine long enough it will get almost 2 feet long, 4 inches in diameter and turn bright orange? Don’t ask me how I know that.
Summer Fest sounds like so much fun! I can’t wait to jump in and get started on some recipes. Your bite sized cucumber noshes look delicious. Creamy meets crispy make for great partners. Like how you mixed the sour cream with the goat cheese to lighten things up. Congrats on your seven cucumbers this year!
My friend and I had a Zucchini swap, Curried Zucchini Bread for Paula Deen’s Chocolate Chip Zucchini bread. We both enjoyed our swap.
Love cucumbers! My zucchini’s are going crazy so I’ve been constantly working on new recipes for them these past few weeks!
Perfect for a summer party!
Love this idea, have done similar but will try it with the prosciutto.
I just have to tell you that I made these about an hour ago because I happened to have everything (well, almost everything) in the house. I used mascarpone cheese instead of the sour cream. I’m trying to save at least a few of them for my hubby to have when he gets home from work, but it’s been hard because I’ve got 2 little girls who think they are the best thing since the invention of M&Ms. Of course I’M not guilty of eating any of them myself. Oh no. That just wouldn’t do.
You guys are so inspiring!
Beautiful! What purity of presentation, they look really refreshing.
That looks amazing – I love the colors and I can only imagine how good those taste.
Your cucumber appetizers look amazingly delicious!
I didn’t get to plant cucumbers or zucchini this year because my deck construction coincided with planting season. But now I happily find myself on the receiving end of zucchinis grown in friends’ gardens. What fun.
as always, your photos are gorgeous and the appetizers sound delicious.
You guys always outdo yourselves. So happy that we are reunited despite everyone’s nutty schedules, in Round 3 of Summer Fest. Thank you!
Beautiful! We struggle with our cucumbers every year due to the cucumber beetle, a small yellow and black critter that spread bacterial wilt and cucumber mosaic virus. They may have black spots or yellow and black stripes, and if you find one on your plants get rid of the pest. We started growing potted cucumbers on the deck so we can keep a close eye on the plants and are having better results.
So pretty! I can’t believe I have just now found your site. I am so happy I did!
These look amazing! Fresh and adorable . . . I’m wondering about a vegetarian substitute for the prosciutto though. My gut tells me the prosciutto shouldn’t be left out, but these might be almost as delish with just cheese.
SO stealing this idea. Love seeing all you lovely folks at the, ahem, garden party! Thank goodness we have so many zucchini and cucumbers to work with because the ideas are aplenty. Cheers.
What a pretty and satisfying appetizer. The nuts are a really nice addition.
Love the colors and can immagine the great flavor- will have to try!
I am participating too from Tuscany!
No cukes in my garden this year, but just went out to buy some at the weekly market to try out some of the great recipes!
here is my contribution http://divinacucina.blogspot.com/2010/07/summer-fest-2010-lets-party-cukes-and.html
Gosh, that looks like a tasty bite! I am throwing a party in a several weeks. I think I might use this as an appetizer! Thank you.
Fresh garden cucumbers are the best. Great appetizer for any party!
Those little canapes look quite swanky! They almost swagger, they’re so elegant. I love them.
Can I tell you how jealous I am of your cucumber crop? We got one. A yellow, wan, midgety-looking fellow. And then my whole plant died. All I’ve been able to grow successfully this summer is mint, basil, thyme and rosemary. Which is fine; you just can’t snack on them.
I’m on board with the spring rolls! I’m making a bunch for a party tonight–nothing better in the steamy summer!
Perfect timing!! We are overrun with cucumbers! I could have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner!
Those are so pretty. Such a cute appetizer!
I love that you used sour cream instead of cream cheese, I love that tangy taste too! And combined with prosciutto, that sounds so good!!
Hi Diane! Love this idea to present cucumber! As requested, let’s start cross commenting and visiting blogs! This is my post, a quinoa tart with raw baby zucchini and sun dried tomatoes!
http://en.julskitchen.com/vegetariano/gluten-free-summer-fest-quinoa-tart