Cucumber and Yogurt Dip

Cacık

 

You see variations of this dip popping up all over the Middle East, West Asia and India. The Turkish version has a thinner consistency with only the merest hint of garlic. And dill, of course – it wouldn’t be a Turkish mezze without dill.

 

2/3 cup    plain yogurt

1/4 cup    water

2 sprigs    dill (dereotu), finely chopped

1 sml        clove garlic, crushed (this will produce hardly any garlic, but that’s the

                    idea)

1               large cucumber, seeded then diced (or 2 sml cucumbers)

1/8 tsp     salt

2 tsp         olive oil, plus extra to garnish

Few          mint leaves, to garnish

 

1. Mix the yogurt and water together with a fork until smooth.

 

2. Stir through the rest of the dip ingredients and mix until well combined.

 

3. Drizzle with olive oil and garnish with mint leaves, to serve.