Friday, May 23, 2008

Tarator




Tarator is a cold soup (or a liquid salad), popular in the summertime in Albania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia. It is best served chilled or even with ice. Local variations may replace yogurt with water and vinegar, omit nuts or dill, or add bread. The cucumbers may on rare occasions be replaced with lettuce or carrots.


INGREDIENTS

  • 2-3 cucumbers
  • 500g yoghurt
  • 1/2 walnuts
  • 3-4 cloves garlic
  • olive oil
  • salt


DIRECTIONS


1. Beat the yoghurt, add the crushed garlic, ground walnuts, finely dies cucumbers (sliced into small pieces), oil and salt.
2. Stir and dilute with cold water.
3. Serve sprinkled with finely chopped dill or mint.

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