Turkish Cacik Yogurt And Cucumber Dip Food

TURKISH CACIK RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix yogurt with cucumber, garlic, salt, mint and dill. (Lemon juice optional). Refrigerate for at least one hour to allow flavours to blend.
• If you'd like a thinner, soup-like dip add water until you reach desired consistency.
• Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sumac (optional) to serve.

CACıK RECIPE - REFRESHING YOGHURT & CUCUMBER DIP

Steps:

• Add your yoghurt to a large bowl.
• Add a tiny splash of water to your yoghurt and stir vigorously until it is mixed.
• Keep adding the water a little at a time and stirring until your yoghurt is the thickness you want.
• Now add half the olive oil and stir again until it is mixed and the yoghurt is smooth.
• Add your lemon juice and mix thoroughly.
• Now stir in your garlic and mint.
• Add your cucumber to the yoghurt dip and stir.
• Do a taste test and add a pinch of salt. You can also add more mint or lemon at this stage to suit your taste.
• Before serving, if you like, you can add a bit more dried mint to the surface of your cacık along with a drizzle more olive oil

TURKISH YOGURT WITH CUCUMBERS AND HERBS (CACıK)

Steps:

• First, whisk the yogurt and olive oil together to make a smooth mixture. Gradually whisk in the water until you get the consistency you want. Some prefer their 'cacık' watery while some like it thick. It's completely up to you.
• Next add the cucumbers, garlic, and spices and mix thoroughly until smooth. Adjust the spices to your taste.
• It is best to refrigerate your 'cacık' for a few hours before serving. Serve your ice-cold 'cacık' in small, decorative bowls. Drizzle a little bit of olive oil in the center of each one. Garnish each with a small sprig of fresh mint or dill weed.

EASY LOW FAT CACIK (GARLIC YOGURT DIP)

Steps:

• Firstly prepare the cucumber. Using a teaspoon dig out the seeds and soft flesh from the centre of the cucumber and then use a knife to cut off the skin.
• Next using a mortar and pestle crush the garlic with a pinch of sea salt.
• Put the yogurt into a bowl and using a grater, grate the cucumber into the yogurt, stir well. Add the crushed garlic and salt paste and mix in well.
• Serve with a sprinkle of parsley on top.

TURKISH CACIK

Steps:

• Place yoghurt in a large bowl.
• Add all other ingredients, except salt and water, and mix thoroughly.
• Add water until required consistency is achieved.
• Stir in some salt, taste and add more if required.
• Chill in refrigerator for about two hours before serving.

CACIK, TURKISH YOGURT DIP WITH CUCUMBERS AND DILL

Steps:

• Finely dice the cucumber into many little pieces. A food chopper is good for this.
• Mix everything together in a mixing bowl, then serve. Dip usually lasts about 3-4 days in the fridge, though it doesn't survive long around me if there's fresh cucumbers and yummy pitas!