I got to try this refreshing cucumber salad over the summer in Macedonia. It fits well with a list of heavy, meaty dishes, or just on its own as an afternoon snack. Due to its slight acidity it's a perfect appetizer. Since taratur has a ton of garlic in it, you must make sure everyone in the household consumes some...or else the people left out will find the ones who indulged rather smelly.
Ingredients2 long, seedless cucumbers
4 cloves of garlic
2 cups plain yogurt
1 tbsp vegetable oil
salt
vinegar
paprika or walnuts to garnish
Preparation
Peel the cucumbers and the garlic. Mince or grind the garlic to a paste and mix with a little bit of salt and the oil.
Using the large slicer function of a grater, slice the cucumbers into thin slices.Mix the cucumbers, yogurt, garlic paste. Add a little bit of vinegar, if the yogurt is not slightly sour. Allow to sit a few hours in the fridge.
Garnish with paprika,
or ground walnuts.
is it possible to replace the cucumber with something else? like a cool, refreshing mushroom?
ReplyDeleteYou can try, tough it probably won't be the same :-)
ReplyDeleteI would advise against against mushrooms :)
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