Recipes with cucumber
31 verified Mexican recipes with cucumber.
In Mexico cucumber is street fruit and seafood-bar staple: in cups with chilli powder, lime and chamoy, in aguachile (where it brings the crunch), in cucumber-lime aguas frescas, in slaws for fish tacos and in seafood cocktails. Pure freshness for hot-weather dishes.
This page gathers 31 verified Mexican recipes with cucumber, ordered A to Z — including Cucumber and Lime Agua Fresca, Cucumber, Lime and Chia Agua Fresca, Black Aguachile. Total times range from 10 to 130 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Agua de Pepino con Limón (10 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £0.69 per each (researched for our cost estimates).
Cucumber and Lime Agua Fresca
Refreshing cucumber and lime agua fresca with a touch of sugar and spearmint, perfect alongside any Mexican meal.
10 minfacil6 servings
Cucumber, Lime and Chia Agua Fresca
Mexican cucumber, lime and chia seed fresh water.
10 minfacil4 servings
Black Aguachile
Raw prawns in a dark soy, chilli and lime sauce with cucumber and red onion. A bold, umami-rich Sinaloan seafood dish.
25 minmedia4 servings
Red Aguachile
Raw prawns cured in lime and red chillies — a fiery, refreshing Sinaloan speciality.
25 minmedia4 servings
Green Aguachile
Raw prawns marinated in lime juice with serrano chilli, cucumber and red onion. An intensely fresh Sinaloan dish.
25 minfacil4 servings
Mexican Banh Mi
Baguette with carnitas, pickled jalapeños, cucumber, coriander and habanero sauce. Vietnamese-Mexican fusion.
35 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Poke Bowl
Hawaiian-inspired bowl with fresh tuna marinated in habanero sauce, mango, avocado and sushi rice.
45 minfacil2 servings
Sinaloa-Style Prawn Aguachile
Sinaloa raw prawns in green chilli, lime and cucumber marinade.
20 minfacil4 servings
Carne Apache (Lime-Cured Raw Beef)
Fresh raw beef mince cured in abundant lime juice with tomato, onion, chilli and coriander. A bold Sonoran dish.
20 minfacil6 servings
Ceviche Acapulqueño (Acapulco-Style Fish Ceviche)
Acapulco-style white fish ceviche with lime, tomato and cucumber.
75 minfacil4 servings
Prawn Ceviche
Prawns cured in lime with tomato, cucumber, red onion and coriander. Served cold on tostadas.
30 minfacil6 servings
Ceviche de Coco (Coconut Ceviche)
Tropical ceviche with coconut milk, a Colima speciality.
30 minfacil4 servings
Mango Ceviche
Tropical mango ceviche with habanero chilli and lime, served with tostadas and avocado.
20 minfacil4 servings
Mexican-Style Heart of Palm Ceviche
Vegan ceviche with heart of palm, lime, red onion, avocado and serrano chilli.
15 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche de Pata de Mula (Blood Clam Ceviche)
Blood clam ceviche with lime, red onion, serrano chilli and coriander from Nayarit.
20 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche de Pescado (Mexican Fish Ceviche)
Classic Mexican ceviche of white fish cured in lime with tomato, onion, coriander, avocado and serrano chilli.
25 minfacil6 servings
Sinaloa Sierra Mackerel Ceviche
Sinaloa sierra mackerel ceviche marinated in lime with tomato, cucumber and coriander.
30 minfacil4 servings
Mexican Nikkei Ceviche
Fusion ceviche with ponzu, habanero and avocado
20 minmedia4 servings
Vegan Cauliflower Ceviche
A bright, no-cook ceviche of lime-marinated cauliflower with chilli, coriander, cucumber and avocado.
20 minfacil4 servings
Dorilocos
Doritos bag filled with jicama, cucumber, chamoy, Valentina hot sauce, and peanuts.
10 minfacil2 servings
Mexican Street Fruit with Chilli
Mango, jícama, cucumber and orange with lime, chilli powder and salt. The most refreshing snack.
15 minfacil4 servings
Gazpacho Moreliano
Morelia-style fruit salad with jicama, mango, orange, chilli and Cotija cheese.
15 minfacil4 servings
Pico de Gallo Estilo Sinaloa (Sinaloan Fruit and Veg Salsa)
Sinaloan-style pico de gallo with cucumber, jicama and fresh mango, dressed with lime, chilli powder and chamoy. Fresh and tropical.
15 minfacil6 servings
Pozole Ramen
Red pozole broth with Japanese ramen noodles, hominy corn, chashu and toppings from both cultures, a Mexico-Japan fusion.
130 minmedia4 servings
Sushi Burrito (Mexican-Japanese Fusion Roll)
Giant fusion sushi roll with Mexican flavours like avocado and chipotle.
60 minmedia4 servings
Mexican Sushi Rolls
Sushi rolls with battered prawn, avocado and chipotle sauce — Mexico's hugely successful Japan-Mexico fusion phenomenon.
80 minmedia4 servings
Nopal Tabbouleh
Tabulé de Nopales: receta de Fusión Mediterránea-Mexicana (fusion) con res, nopal, nopales. Auténtico sabor casero paso a paso.
25 minfacil4 servings
Peking Duck Tacos
Peking-style duck with crispy skin and hoisin glaze served on corn tortillas with spring onion and cucumber.
120 minmedia4 servings
Tiritas de Pescado (Zihuatanejo Raw Fish Strips)
Raw fish strips marinated in lime with red onion and habanero, Zihuatanejo style.
20 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche Tostadas
Crispy tostadas topped with fresh fish and prawn ceviche marinated in lime juice with avocado and hot sauce.
30 minfacil6 servings
Tostilocos
Tortilla chips with pickled pork rind, chamoy, cucumber, jicama and chilli.
15 minfacil2 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with cucumber are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 31 published Mexican recipes using cucumber, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Cucumber and Lime Agua Fresca, Cucumber, Lime and Chia Agua Fresca, Black Aguachile.
What's the quickest recipe with cucumber?
Agua de Pepino con Limón, ready in 10 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 10 to 130 minutes.
How much does cucumber cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £0.69 per each, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got cucumber and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick cucumber plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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