Lettuce + Yogurt Salad

Name: Lettuce + Yogurt Salad (Borani-e Kahu-ye Kordi)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper; 2 cups/480 g thick plain yogurt or labneh; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; ¼ cup/60 ml oil; 3 romaine lettuce hearts; 2 tablespoons dried mint flakes; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and grated; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

Borani-e Kahu-ye Kordi

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

This simple salad is delicious by itself, or with meatballs or kababs.

Ingredients

3 romaine lettuce hearts

Asia
Iran
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Place the lettuce in a large container of water. Add 2 tablespoons vinegar and allow to soak for 10 minutes. Drain, rinse and dry thoroughly, then shred the leaves thinly.
In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dressing and mix well with a fork. Add the shredded lettuce and toss thoroughly. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Nush-e joon!