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This crunchy, creamy cucumber salad is made with tahini, lemon, and fresh dill. For a vinaigrette option, see Jennifer's cucumber-mint salad or Kenji's Sichuan-style smashed cucumber salad.

I also love canned Israeli pickles made with thin-skinned, dense-fleshed cucumbers. Chop the pickles ... The zest of a lemon, finely grated with a Microplane, is non-negotiable in my book.

Slice the cucumbers into rounds ... These are classic pickle spices, but you could use whole chillies, garlic cloves, bay leaves, turmeric and strips of lemon zest. Look out for bargain boxes ...

IN DAYS GONE by, the pickled cucumber—or gherkin, in British parlance—had a humble role in food. It showed up ornamentally or in tiny, grease-cutting portions on burgers and charcuterie boards.