Jajiki

Name: Jajiki
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Cuisine: Greece
Ingredients: 1 large cucumber; 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup plain yoghurt; 3 tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped; freshly ground black pepper; 2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed; sea salt

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
5 min

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

This is a Greek dish which is renowned all over the Middle East. It is a lovely combination of yoghurt, mint and cucumber. Serve it as an appetizer with pitta bread, or eat with curry.

Ingredients

1 large cucumber
sea salt
2 or 3 garlic cloves, crushed
150 ml

Europe
Greece
Sauce
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Dice and salt the cucumber as described on. Mix all the other ingredients together in a large bowl and stir in the cucumber. Chill thoroughly before serving.