A cucumber and yoghourt salad
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One large English cucumber 1 medium sized bowl of yoghourt or 1 large carton A handful of dried mint 1-4 cloves of garlic Salt to season A little olive oil (optional) If you cannot find nice thick yoghourt such as we have in Cyprus , add about 5 tablespoons of cream cheese and mix until smooth . |
Peel the cucumber and cut into four , or eight lengthwise , the slice as thinly as possible . Crush the cloves of garlic and mix with the cucumbers (or rub bowl with one clove) . Let stand a little and then squeeze out the liquid the cucumbers have yielded . Rub the mint into the salad and add salt . Beat the yoghourt and pour over the cucumbers , mix , add a little olive oil . Refrigerate and serve very cold . Cucumbers in any form go very well with ouzo , on a hot summer evening ! |
