cucumber and yogurt salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 3 cucumbers
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt to taste
• 2 tablespoons dried mint
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• peel, quarter lengthwise, and seed cucumbers. slice thinly. mix together with garlic. layer cucumber slices in a salad bowl, sprinkling each layer lightly with salt. let stand for 30 minutes.
• pour off the liquid that has formed, pressing cucumber firmly. crumble mint over cucumbers.
• beat yogurt until smooth; blend in a drizzle of olive oil if desired. pour over cucumbers. refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.