Michoteta

Name: Michoteta (Cream Cheese and Cucumber Salad)
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: Salt and black pepper; 1 red Italian or large mild onion, finely chopped; ½ large cucumber, peeled and diced; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 250 g (8 oz) soft cheese

Cream Cheese and Cucumber Salad

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

This delightful Egyptian salad is usually made with salty Greek cream cheese, either Teleme or Feta. For an authentic salad, these can be found in most Greek stores, but good-quality cottage or curd cheese makes a good substitute.

Ingredients

250 g (8 oz) soft cheese
Juice of 1

Africa
Egypt
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Crumble the cheese with a tablespoon of water, using a fork, and work in the lemon juice and olive oil. Mix in the onion and cucumber, and season with salt and pepper (Feta does not need salt).

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