Persian Yogurt Salad Recipe
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Persian Yogurt Salad

By: Violet Grillo-Derderian 
"Cool and refreshing, this salad is a perfect accompaniment to lamb or rice - or both! You may use mint in place of dill if you wish, be creative."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (20)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
8 Hrs 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (32 ounce) container plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons dried dill weed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 cucumber - peeled, seeded, and chopped

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, blend yogurt, dill weed, garlic, salt, and pepper. Toss in the cucumber. Cover, and refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 78 | Total Fat: 1.8g | Cholesterol: 7mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2004 by Carolyn   view full review
Easy to make, really nice side dish for curries and other spicy food. I was surprised at how...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 26, 2004 by MOMMYOFQTEES   view full review
this is such a delicous side to have! It can go with almost anything, but is especially good...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 15, 2008 by JudyB   view full review
Delicious, cool and easy to make. I added more cucumbers and less yogurt but kept the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 22, 2007 by KARA72   view full review
a little less yogurt would have been perfect. Love the taste.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2008 by ~TxCin~ILove2Ck   view full review
This was perfect with our kababs and we made gyros with this. I shredded the cucumber with the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2007 by MRTNZ   view full review
This recipe is refreshing. It used a lot of yogurt than I liked. So, I just used 6 ounces of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2009 by mynattygan   view full review
Beautiful! I used less yogurt like many reviews said, but I have to say that I enjoyed it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2008 by Lauraloves2run   view full review
This was okay. I think it would taste better with mint instead of dill.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2006 by Farshid   view full review
cool
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2011 by VegMomVT   view full review
Very good with the caveat that I did not use anywhere near this much yogurt primarily because...

 

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