Refreshing Cucumber Yogurt Salad with Sumac & Radishes

Instructions

1. Make the mint oil

   • To start off making this delicious salad we are going to heat some olive oil in a pan.
   • Put the dried mint in a small bowl.
   • Right before the olive oil starts smoking, take it off the heat, and pour it into the bowl with the dry mint.
   • This is going to aromatize the olive oil.

   

   • You need
   • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
   • dried mint

2. Smash the cucumbers

   • First, cut off both ends of each cucumber.
   • Grab your cucumbers and start smashing them with your fists.
   • Once the cucumbers have been smashed into bite-sized pieces, put them in a large mixing bowl.

   

   • You need
   • 8–10 small cucumbers

3. Marinate the onion

   • Grab the red onion and cut it into thin pieces.
   • Make sure to chop it into smaller pieces.
   • Put the onion in a small bowl and add the sumac and the red wine vinegar.
   • Mix it and press it a little to release some of the juice.
   • Put the onion aside and let’s prepare the radishes.

   

   • You need
   • red onion
   • 3 tsp sumac
   • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

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4. Slice the radishes

   • Grab your radishes and start cutting them into very thin slices.
   • Put all your slices into the bowl where the cucumbers are.
   • Don’t throw those radish leaves away.
   • Make sure to wash them and chop them into bite-size pieces because in this recipe, they are a must.
   • Add them to the bowl where the cucumbers are as well.

   

   • You need
   • 1 bunch radishes

5. Chop the herbs

   • Begin with the dill.
   • Chop the stems off and throw them away.
   • Chop the rest of the dill and then put it into the large mixing bowl.
   • As for the mint, make sure to remove all the leaves from the stem.
   • Stack them together and cut them thinly.
   • Add them to the bowl as well.

   • You need
   • fresh dill
   • fresh mint

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6. Mince the garlic

   • Last, but not least, we are going to mince 1 clove garlic.
   • Make sure the garlic is chopped into very small pieces because we don’t want to bite into it.
   • Add it to the mixing bowl.

   • You need
   • 1 clove garlic

7. Mix the salad

   • Before mixing everything together, add the onions that we marinated earlier into the mixing bowl.
   • Make sure to also add a little bit of olive oil and mix it really well.
   • Don’t forget to salt it.

   • You need
   • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
   • 1 tsp salt

8. Plate it

   • Grab your favorite plate and add a few spoons of Greek yogurt.
   • Spread it around with the back of the spoon.
   • Start putting the salad that we just prepared on top.
   • Make sure to drizzle a few drops from the olive oil and mint that we prepared at the beginning of the recipe.
   • Finally, make sure to top it off with some coriander seeds.

   

   • You need
   • 1 cup Greek yogurt
   • coriander seeds