Name: Yoghurt & Cucumber - Mast-o-Khiar
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 small Lebanese cucumbers; 500 ml Natural Greek Style Yogurt; salt to taste; 2 tsp dried mint

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Yoghurt & Cucumber – Mast-o-Khiar

Mast-o-Khiar (tzatziki) is a wonderfully, cool and refreshing side dish to serve with Persian khoresht and rice. This dish is traditional in many middle eastern countries, and here is the Persian version.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Total Time 15 mins

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine Persian

Servings servings

Calories 351 kcal

Ingredients

2 small Lebanese cucumbers
500 ml Natural Greek Style Yogurt
salt to taste
2 tsp dried mint

Instructions

Dice cucumbers finely and drain in a colander to remove excess liquid.
Place the yoghurt in a bowl, and stir the cucumber through.
Finely crush the dried mint in the palm of your hand, or in a pestal and mortar, and stir into the yoghurt.
Add salt to taste.

Notes

Yoghurt & Cucumber – Mast-o-Khiar is great served with rice or have simply as a light meal with bread

Nutrition

Calories: 351kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 48gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 168mgPotassium: 1497mgFiber: 3gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 753IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 580mgIron: 3mg

Keyword yoghurt

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