Instructions

1. Wash the cucumbers under cold water. Rub dirt off the cucumbers and pat the cucumbers dry with a paper towel.

2. Place the cucumbers horizontally on a cutting board. Cut both tips off the cucumbers with a chef's knife. Slice the cucumbers into 1/4-inch thick rounds down the length of the cucumbers.

3. Stack three to four cucumber rounds on top of each other and cut them vertically into 1/8-inch wide pieces to create fancy slices for topping salads or garnishing dishes.

4. Place a small cookie cutter into the flesh of cucumber rounds to make fancy shapes or cut triangular slits around the circumference of cucumber rounds with a paring knife for vegetable trays.

5. Cut 1/4-inch thick cucumber rounds into 1/8-inch thick rounds. Cut a slit from one edge of the cucumber rounds to the center of the rounds. Twist the top half of the round counterclockwise and the bottom half clockwise to create a spiral. Skewer the spiral cucumber with a cocktail pick to retain the fancy shape and place it in a drink.