Cacik
Turkish yogurt and cucumber dip.
Ingredients
- 1 cup low fat yogurt
- 2 inches radishes
- 1 medium cucumber The english or lebanese cucmbers work well in this.
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp sumac
- 1/4 tsp dry mint
- 1/4 tsp dry dill
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil salad grade
Instructions
- Wash and peel the radish and cucumbers.
- Grate the garlic and add to a mixing bowl.
- Finely chop the cucumber and radish and add to the mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle salt and mix well. Set aside for 10 minutes.
- Whisk together the yogurt with lemon juice sumac, dry mint and dry dill
- If you like the cacik thicker then squeeze out the liquid fro the cucumber and radishes set aside.
- Now add it to the whisked yogurt and mix all well.
- Chill till it is serving time.
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