Ingredient

Old cucumber

Old cucumber is a wholesome ingredient featured in 11 Nourilo recipes — most often in soups and congee & porridge. It is traditionally enjoyed as part of a balanced diet.

Often used in recipes for

Cooling & Summer Heat · 7 Everyday Balance · 7 Respiratory & Lung Wellness · 6 Energy & Vitality · 4

Recipes with Old cucumber

Soups

Black-Eyed Pea, Corn, Dried Scallop & Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally used to support the spleen and help drain dampness

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

Soups

American Ginseng, Dendrobium and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally restores qi, promotes fluids and clears lingering heat after a cold

⏱ 2 hr 20 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Adzuki Bean, Black-Eyed Pea, Job's Tears and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally clears summer heat and dispels damp

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Old Cucumber, Mung Bean, Job's Tears & Dried Scallop Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and support recovery after a cold

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean & Fig Pork Shin Soup

Traditionally associated with clearing heat, easing damp, and supporting immunity

⏱ 1 hr 50 min About 5 bowls

Congee & Porridge

Old Cucumber, Dried Scallop and Tangerine Peel Congee

Traditionally nourishes yin and clears heat to ease mouth ulcers

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 1 pot

Soups

Burdock, Old Cucumber and Dried Duck Gizzard Soup

Traditionally used to nourish yin, clear heat and soothe the throat

⏱ 1 hr 50 min 4 bowls

Soups

Old Cucumber, Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Job's Tears Soup

Traditionally used to clear lingering heat and damp and settle the stomach after a cold

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 1 pot (family-size)

Soups

Red Bean, Hyacinth Bean and Old Cucumber Soup

Traditionally used to clear summer heat and damp and support clearer skin

⏱ 2 hr 15 min 4–5 bowls

Soups

American Ginseng and Old Cucumber Soup

supports recovery of energy and throat comfort after a cold

⏱ 1 hr 15 min 3–4 bowls

Soups

Old Cucumber, Corn and Pork Bone Soup

traditionally supports clearing dampness and relieving spring sluggishness

⏱ 1 hr 45 min 4–5 bowls

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