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Cacik

Name: Cacik
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cups plain yogurt; 1/2 cup cold water, or to taste; 2 small cucumbers, diced or grated; 1 small garlic clove, crushed; 1 teaspoon dried mint, or 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; 2 tablespoons chopped dill (optional); Salt; Olive oil to finish

Cool Turkish yogurt with cucumber, garlic and mint, thinned with a little water. Served as a meze, a side or a chilled soup, and looser than a thick tzatziki dip.

10 min · Serves 4

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Cacik — original Yogurt Atelier illustration

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Method

Whisk the yogurt with the cold water until it is loose and creamy.
Stir in the cucumber, garlic, mint, the dill if you are using it, and a pinch of salt. Taste and adjust.
Chill for 20 minutes to let the flavors mingle.
Serve in bowls with a swirl of olive oil, as a side, a meze or a cool starter. Add a little more cold water if it has thickened.

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Contains milk. Cacik is usually looser than Greek-style tzatziki, which is a thick dip, and is often served as a cold soup or with meze. Households differ: some use only mint, some add dill, and the cucumber may be diced or grated. Add less water for a thicker dip, more for a refreshing summer soup.

Cacik

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