Cacık
Yoghurt with Cucumber, Garlic and Mint
Cacık is yoghurt with finely chopped cucumber, garlic and dried mint. It is looser than the Greek tzatziki and is served cold, often with a little water stirred in, as a side with kebabs, rice or börek.
The writer's recipe mixes 225 g of plain yoghurt with a garlic clove crushed with salt, 100 g of finely chopped cucumber and a teaspoon of dried mint, and finishes with fresh mint.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 225 g plain whole-milk yoghurt
- 1 small garlic clove, crushed with a pinch of salt
- 100 g cucumber, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tsp dried mint
- Fine sea salt
- Fresh mint leaves, to finish
- A little olive oil, to serve (optional)
Method
- Mix the base Whisk the yoghurt with the crushed garlic in a bowl until smooth.
- Add the cucumber Stir in the chopped cucumber and the dried mint, and season with salt to taste.
- Chill and serve Chill for 30 minutes, then top with fresh mint leaves, and a little olive oil if you like, and serve cold.
Add a splash of cold water if it is too thick to serve as a sauce.
Salted cucumber releases water, so add salt late.