Kelly's Tzatziki
This fresh-tasting Greek salad combines cucumber with yogurt.
- 1 cucumber, peeled and diced
- 1 tablespoon salt, plus more to taste
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 3 small garlic cloves, peeled and
- minced
- 1⁄4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Instructions:
This fresh-tasting Greek salad combines cucumber with yogurt in a very simple and delicious recipe. You can skip the first step, salting the cucumbers, if you are pressed for time, but it really draws out the cucumber flavor while eliminating excess moisture and any bitterness from the seeds. If you think you don’t like cucumbers, try this salting method and you might change your mind.
- Put the cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle with the tablespoon of salt. Let it sit and drain for 30 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, garlic, white pepper, cumin, coriander, and chopped mint.
- Stir in the salted cucumbers. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Serve at room temperature or chilled, as part of a meze platter.