45 minTraditional Abugannuş Mezze
A delicious Antakya mezze where roasted eggplants and peppers meet fresh vegetables and olive oil.
Easy · 45 min
Cacik
Garlic yogurt, grated cucumber and dried mint. A cold meze.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Time
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 90
- Level
- Easy
- Heat
- Mild
- Region
- Anatolia
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Servings4
Measures
1 cup is 200 ml. 1 tea glass is 100 ml. 1 tablespoon is 15 ml. 1 dessert spoon is 10 ml. 1 teaspoon is 5 ml.
Ingredients
- 400 g strained yogurtInstead: strained yogurt
- 1 small cucumber
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1/2 cup cold water
Calories are an editor’s estimate per serving, not a lab measurement.
Method
- 1
Grate the cucumber, salt it, and after 5 minutes squeeze it dry.
- 2
Whisk the yogurt with garlic, salt and cold water. Fold in the cucumber.
- 3
Warm the mint in olive oil for 20 seconds and pour over.
- 4
Chill at least half an hour.
Note. Skip the squeezing and an hour later the cacik is as thin as ayran.
Questions
Is cacik a soup?
This version is a meze. More water makes cacik soup, served with ice.
Can the mint be fresh?
Yes, chopped fine. Dried mint scorched in oil smells more gathered.
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