Cacik
A cool Turkish yogurt and cucumber side dish, flavored with garlic, mint, lemon, and olive oil.
- 12 hr 20 min
- 110 kcal
- Vegetarian
- Turkish
- Side dish
- Gluten-free
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
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Steps
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Step 1:
Put a sieve over a large bowl and line it with a thick sheet of non-dyed kitchen paper or a clean muslin cloth. Spoon in the yoghurt.
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Step 2:
Cover with another sheet of kitchen paper and leave the yoghurt to strain in the fridge for at least 12 hours.
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Step 3:
Add the lemon juice, most of the olive oil, and the dried mint to a bowl. Stir well so the mint softens and absorbs the juices.
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Step 4:
Mix in the strained yoghurt. Pour away the strained yoghurt liquid and set that bowl aside.
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Step 5:
Halve the cucumber lengthways and remove the seeds by running a teaspoon from the top to the bottom of the flesh.
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Step 6:
Halve the cucumber widthways to make it shorter and easier to handle.
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Step 7:
Coarsely grate the cucumber into the bowl that the yoghurt was straining over.
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Step 8:
Using clean hands or a clean muslin cloth, squeeze as much liquid as possible from the grated cucumber.
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Step 9:
Add the strained grated cucumber, garlic, and flaky salt to the remaining ingredients.
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Step 10:
Mix well.
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Step 11:
Garnish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of dried mint.
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