Serves 8-10
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs plain regular yogurt
- 1 1/2 large cucumbers, partially peeled, quartered and sliced in small pieces
- 1 tablespoon crushed garlic, equivalent to 3 small cloves
- 1/4 scant cup of dry mint
- 1 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
For Garnish:
Springs of fresh mint to liking, thinly sliced cucumbers, equivalent to 1/2 cucumber
Serves 10 as a side dish with lamb or chicken.
Also can be used as a dip
1. On a cutting board, take the lightly peeled cumber and cut in half and again in half, making four pieces. With the flat side down on the board, carefully slice the whole cucumber and repeat with the remaining cucumber. Save 1/4 a cucumber and slice in half circles. They will be used to garnish with.
2. Pour the yogurt, garlic, salt in a large bowl and mix together with a spoon. Then add the sliced cucumbers and mix again. Finally take the dry mint in the palm of your hands and grind them over the bowl as they fall like sprinkles over the mixture. Mix again and voila, you’re done with this preparation of this delicious and cool salad.
3. Pour your finished yogurt salad in a serving bowl, then take the half circles of sliced cucumbers and place them around the edge of the your dish. The cucumber serves double duty by being an ingredient and as a garnish!
This recipe should not take you more than 10 minutes to prepare and plate and it’s quite healthy and refreshing.
Sag Tip:
- The cooling factor of this dish is the mint and yogurt which is why is goes so well with lamb and chicken. Or if you’d like to serve it as a dip, it goes wonderfully with raw veggies, baked breads and deli meats. Yum!
- Another way to garnish this dish and “Spice It Up”, is by using ingredients such as pomegranate seeds. The red color from the pomegranate seeds makes it pop on any table and also adds healthy antioxidants to this already healthy dish.
