CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
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Dairy, Grains | Soup | 6 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
3 | c | Lowfat yogurt |
2 | c | Lowfat, 1% milk |
1 | Cucumber, peeled seeded and | |
Coarsely grated | ||
2 | Cloves garlic, peeled and | |
Mashed in a mortar and | ||
Pestle, or put through a | ||
Garlic press | ||
2 | T | Olive oil |
2 | T | Plus 1 tsp. finely chopped |
Fresh dill weed, divided | ||
1 | T | Finely chopped fresh mint |
2 | T | Fresh lemon juice |
1/4 | To 1/2 teaspoon salt | |
Freshly ground black pepper | ||
To taste | ||
4 | Drops hot pepper sauce | |
6 | Paper-thin slices cucumber | |
With skin |
INSTRUCTIONS
Put the yogurt into a cheesecloth-lined strainer and let drip over a bowl 2 hours at room temperature, or overnight in refrigerator. Discard the water and place yogurt in a bowl. Whisk the milk into the drained yogurt until smooth. Stir in the cucumber, garlic, olive oil, 2 tablespoons dill, mint, lemon juice, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, until ice cold. Garnish each serving with a little of the remaining teaspoon dill and a slice of cucumber. Data per serving: Calories......153 Carbohydrates......14g Monounsaturated fat....4g Protein........9g Sodium...........212mg Polyunsaturated fat....1g Fat............7g Saturated fat.......2g Cholesterol..........10mg From "From Tapas to Meze" by Joanne Weir Submitted By CHERYL <FEATHERS@ESKIMO.COM> On FRI, 4 AUG 1995 125825 ~0700 (PDT)
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 80
Calories From Fat: 47
Total Fat: 5.3g
Cholesterol: 3.3mg
Sodium: 135.9mg
Potassium: 195.5mg
Carbohydrates: 5.4g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 4.7g
Protein: 3g