How to Cut a Cucumber
Techniques to simply dice and julienne a cucumber
Dice a Cucumber
Chop off both ends of the cucumber.
Cut the cucumber in half giving you two shorter, pieces, easier to manage.
Slice each piece lengthwise down the center resulting in 4 halves, each with one flat side.
Place al the cucumber pieces flat sides down on a cutting board, cut these pieces lengthwise down the center again yielding cucumber quarters.
Lay all the cucumber quarters flat side by side on the cutting board. Cut the quarters across in thin diced pieces.
Julienne a Cucumber
Cut off both ends of the cucumber.
Cut the cucumber into 3 to 4 smaller pieces.
Make one piece stand up vertically and slice down one side of the cucumber to create a flat side. Repeat for each piece.
Place the cucumber pieces flat side down on the cutting board and cut thin slices lengthwise, about 6 to 8 thin slices.
Stack these slices on top of each other and cut matchstick-shaped cucumber pieces.