Jajik
Jajik is a delicious Middle Eastern yogurt sauce with cucumber, garlic and dried mint, perfect to accompany so many dishes.
Servings 4 people
Calories 70kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large cucumbers
- 16 oz plain yogurt 500 g, 2 cups
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely minced
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
Instructions
- Grate the cucumbers, and squeeze out any extra water. Alternately, you can finely diced the tomatoes. No need to peel in either case.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the yogurt, cucumbers, garlic, dried mint and salt. Taste, and adjust seasoning as you like.
- Store in the fridge until ready to serve!
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Notes
You can use more garlic if you like- I like mine extra garlicky so usually add an extra clove or two.
I use regular yogurt, usually whole milk but have made this with low fat yogurt successfully.
You can easily double this recipe (or halve it). It keeps well in the fridge and the flavor actually develops more overnight.
Nutrition
Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 1mg