Mast-o Khiar — Cucumber Yogurt Salad with fresh mint

Name: Mast-o Khiar — Cucumber Yogurt Salad with fresh mint
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: persian
Ingredients: 450 g halal-certified plain yogurt; 350 g cucumber; 2 g dried mint; 2 g salt; 8 g fresh mint

Mast-o Khiar — Cucumber Yogurt Salad with fresh mint. Independently written modern Persian halal variation, with broad culinary inspiration from Najmieh Batmanglij, Joon: Persian Cooking Made…

450 g halal-certified plain yogurt
350 g cucumber
2 g dried mint
2 g salt
8 g fresh mint

Wash and finely chop the mint. Wash cucumber and cut into 5 mm dice.
Beat yogurt until smooth; stir in cucumber, dried mint and salt.
Fold in the variation ingredient and divide among four small bowls.
Serve promptly or cover and refrigerate at 4 °C; use within 24 hours. This is a side dish.
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