Dips

Cacık (Turkish, By the Way)

From my personal collection of recipes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 1 garlic clove
  • Half a cucumber, grated
  • Half a tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • Quarter tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

  1. Wash and grate the cucumber, and finely chop or crush the garlic.
  2. Combine all the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  3. Refrigerate for approximately 75 minutes.
  4. Serve chilled.

The salt amount follows my original recipe; start with less and adjust to taste if preferred. Keep the yogurt dip refrigerated.

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