Tarator
Easy and refreshing, Tarator is the perfect soup for the hot summer days!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber seedless
- 2 cups / / 500 ml plain yogurt
- 2 cups/ 500 ml cold water
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon olive oil see notes
- 1-2 tablespoon fresh dill chopped
- 1-2 tablespoon walnuts ground or chopped (optional)
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel the cucumbers (optionally) and chop them finely. Remove any seeds, if you find such.
- In a large bowl combine yogurt and water. Mix very well with a fork or with a whisk to remove any lumps from the yogurt. Add oil and salt and mix again.
- Add the cucumbers and the garlic to the yogurt mixture and stir.
- Serve in bowls sprinkled with fresh dill and walnuts.
Notes
- The quantity of the water is approximate and depends on how you like your soup - thinner or thicker. In case you use Greek yogurt, which is thicker than the Bulgarian, you may add some more water to achieve soup consistency.
- You can also use sunflower oil (most common in Bulgaria) or other flavourless vegetable oil.
- Some people like tarator with a lot of dill but it is acceptable to skip it if you don’t like this spice.